"Can't move referenced files to trash"

I was clearing my rejects from a project- 1400 of them! They were all referenced. At the end, I got an error message saying Aperture can't move referenced files to trash because I don't have access to the trash on that volume.
It removed them from the library but left the images on the drive- 1400 of them! (Seems like it would have let me know BEFORE removing them from the library!)
Anyway, I isolated them on the drive by relocating the masters that remain in the library which left the files from the removed images in place. It would have been ugly if I were deleting rejects library wide instead of within a single project.
The permissions in the Get Info window were fine, and the disk is formatted properly so I verified and repaired the disk in Disk Utility. No problems were found, but this resolved the issue of the volume not having access to the trash.
Anyone else ever seen anything like this?
DLS

It doesn't sound like it's an issue with the files themselves, but rather with the trash.
I haven't seen it, but I can see how that could occur. Each volume tends to have its own Trash folder. It's hidden, typically called .Trashes and at the root of the hard drive. I have had Trash-related issues outside of Aperture in the past (likely of my own doing). The issue with problems like these it it's nigh impossible to establish cause and effect… you could do something and not notice the problem for days or even weeks, in a completely un-related way.
I doubt that "Repair Permissions" is responsible for the fix, unless the files were on your boot volume. RP has no effect outside of a boot volume.

Similar Messages

  • How can I move mp3 files from trash to iTunes?

    I accidently moved a group of MP3 files (songs) from my iTunes to the trash.  After doing a little research, I saw the suggestion of creating a folder on my desktop and dragging them from the trash to the new desktop folder.  So, I did that, and as far as I can tell, the songs are all there, sitting in the folder.  But when I tried to drag the songs from the desktop folder to iTunes, I got this message:
    "Attempting to copy the disk Macintosh HD failed.  You do not have enough access privaleges for this operation."
    This makes no sense to me.  This is my private computer so I should have all the privaleges I need to do anything, right? And I'm not trying to copy the "disk Macintosh HD", right?
    Anyway, can you help me move the songs back into iTunes--or to the podcast so I can then move them to iTunes?  FYI, the songs have names like, "download 124.mp3" and the Kind is "mp3 Audio."  I originally got these songs via a podcast from a radio station (KCRW). I have iTunes 11.1.1. 
    Thanks!  

    ed2345,
    Thanks!  I did that and the songs are now back in my iTunes.  Some of the songs went back to the podcast and some went to the playlist. 
    UNFORTUNATELY, the songs did some sort of massive duplicating so that there are now over 100 duplicates of every episode/song (the podcast now has almost 36,000 episodes/songs and the playlist now has over 24,000 episodes/songs), and iTunes is viery slow/sluggish (spinning beach ball).  Can you tell me how to eleminate all of the duplicates?  

  • Can't move .app files to trash

    I noticed that when moving the .app file to trash it:
         1.  moves to trash, and temporarily deletes from the source location.
         2.  it next reappears in the source location.
    I have discovered that if I change the extension of the file to something other than .app it appears to move and delete correctly.
    I have not found any security options that would cause this nor does permissions appear to the issue.
    Additional note:  The build of the system was based on a "Time Mashine" rebuild from an older system.

    Thanks for the quick response. It behaves the same with all users including the admin user.  I did find a post by molz on another discussion that did fix the problem.  I was about to post that when you post came in.  In short the fix is:
    This solved my question by Problem deleting .app  on Jan 20, 2010 3:03 PM
    I just figured it out and fixed it. There is a CleanApp Launch Daemon in the Library. delete it , restart your mac and enjoy =] Worked for me

  • I can not move my files into folders or trash

    I can not move my files into folders or trash,I continually have a message that says "working " on moving to a folder or trash,but it never gets done.
    I used to be able to drop and drag any files into any folders or into the trash.Please help.
    Thanks,
    iskaroll

    Please carefully read and use this article to help troubleshoot your Trash problem:
    http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html

  • Can't move music files to playlists or ipod...

    I've used iTunes for years, but for some reason, when I try to drag my music files to a playlist or to my iPod, the little green plus is not appearing and the playlist/iPod name does not highlight when I pass the cursor over it. I can't move any files anywhere! I can't move them from playlist to playlist or anything. I have "manually manage music" checked. I can't move old files or my new ones. It's not the iPod, because I can't move the files to playlists, either. I'm wondering if iTunes has a bug? I think I just updated it today.

    It doesn't sound like it's an issue with the files themselves, but rather with the trash.
    I haven't seen it, but I can see how that could occur. Each volume tends to have its own Trash folder. It's hidden, typically called .Trashes and at the root of the hard drive. I have had Trash-related issues outside of Aperture in the past (likely of my own doing). The issue with problems like these it it's nigh impossible to establish cause and effect… you could do something and not notice the problem for days or even weeks, in a completely un-related way.
    I doubt that "Repair Permissions" is responsible for the fix, unless the files were on your boot volume. RP has no effect outside of a boot volume.

  • Cannot move any files into trash to delete them. I get a Trash warning box saying "The Finder cannot complete the operation because some data in 'file name' could not be read or written.(Error code - 36)".Macbook has so much data it is almost not working

    Cannot move any files into trash to delete them. I get a Trash warning box saying "The Finder cannot complete the operation because some data in 'file name' could not be read or written.(Error code - 36)".Macbook has so much data it is almost not working.
    I have tried reseting to factory settings by removing battery and holding down the power switch for more than 5 sec but this does nothing.
    Any ideas would be greatly appreciated as I think with so much unwanted data on the desktop and other places the whole os will crash very soon.
    Thanks, Rick

    The hard drive may be dying anyway, or the directory damaged because it is so full.  You should never let the hard drive get over 85% full.
    A -36 error is a read/write error.
    All you did with the power is reset the SMC.  Does nothing to reset everything to factory settings. 
    Do you have your original 10.4 installer discs for the MacBook?
    Is your data backed up?

  • How can I move mp3 files from my ext.drive to my iPad via MB Air 11 ?

    How can I move mp3 files from my ext.drive to my iPad via MB Air 11 ?
    Thx

    You could drag your files to your macbook air's desktop then plug in you iPad...? I don't really know about this as i don't have a iPad. =S

  • HT201317 How can I move a file in photo stream to an event in iPhoto?

    How can I move a file from photo stream to an event in iPhoto?

    Select photo stream on the left panel in iPhoto, then drag and drop the photo from photo stream to Events on the top left under Library.  If you then want to move it to a specific event in your library, click on Events, locate the photo and drag and drop it on the event you want to add it to.

  • I can't move my files around in my desktop they are all stack on the right side and won't move to the left or anywhere but to the right side

    I don't know what happened but suddently I can't move my files located in my desktop. They will always stay in the right side of the desktop and when I try to move them to the left or somewhere else it won't allow me to.

    try the Finder>View>Show view options
    make changes to grid size, sort by none, icon size
    and see if this makes a difference.  We  can go from there.

  • Photoshop opens but I can't move the file.

    It worked fine yesterday.  I can't move the file or make is smaller on my MacBook Pro. It's "stuck" in one location on my laptop screen.  It also runs off the bottom of the screen so I can't change the box size. 
    More importantly,  I also can't move it to my Wacom Cintique screen.   Some of my tool bar menus are also missing. Help?
    Thanks for the help. 
    ChrisFeyCreative

    Howdy, Hadi007!
    Looks like someone else may have found a workaround!
    No Audio when Airplay Mirroring from Mac to Apple TV
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4167956
    The important bits:
    This solved my question by jonvid  on Aug 5, 2012 11:42 PM
    I had this same problem and I think I just found a solution. Turn on your Apple TV. BEFORE turning on the mirroring, change the output audio on your computer to Apple TV in System Preferences. After that, turn on the mirroring and the sound should be coming out of your tv.
    Again, if you don't change the output before mirroring it will not work.
    Hope this helps.
    Best regards,
    Allen

  • I replaced the original hdd in my early 2008 iMac.  I can't move my files that were backed up with Time Machine to my new hdd using Migration Assistant.  When prompted to select the "from drive", the ext. hhd does not appears as a selection. Please help!!

    I replaced the original hdd in my early 2008 iMac.  I can't move my files that were backed up with Time Machine to my new hdd using Migration Assistant.  When prompted to select the "from drive", the ext. hhd does not appears as a selection. Please help!!

    I'd recommend staring over, Pondini has created an excellent guide on how to use Setup Assistant. I'd recommend begin reading Pondini Setup Assistant tips where he talks about "Second Chance." Assuming your Time Machine backup is sound the restore  should be very smooth.
    Roger

  • I can't move music files from my PC to my i-tunes library. Why not?

    I can't move music files from my PC to my i-tunes library. Why not?

    Dunno.
    What have you tried?
    Any messages?
    What format are these files?
    Which PC?
    Which OS?

  • A PDF file was filed in documents. when trying to move this file to trash i got response : operation can't be completed because the itempdf is in usen

    A PDF file was filed in DOCUMENTS, when trying to move this PDF file to trash I got the response: "Operation can't be completed because the item ..... is in use".
    How do I get this document deleted from the system?

    The suggestion to move items from documetns to desktop and then moving to trash is the one that worked.
    I have now one other question and that is that during my strugle with the original problem I called with Apple helpline and there they suggested to move the application "Preview" to trash and then the  issue would be solved. I did so but clearly the issue was not solved.
    Bottom line is that with your solution I got rid of the PDF files, but I still need to reinstall the Preview application. Do you have suggestions how to do that??

  • Can I move scratch files to an external hard drive.

    I am completing a project in which I am making DVDs of the interviews of 50 people. I saved the FCE project file into which I uploaded their interview for each person onto a external hard drive, but the scratch disk for these files is in my Documents. After completing about 10 of them the memory on my Mac Book Pro is running low. I deleted all of the render files, but still need more room.
    Can I move the scratch files for the first 10 people I have completed onto the same external hard drive where their FCE file is located? And then reset my scratch disk to be the next external hard drive I start to upload to?
    What steps would I take to make sure all of the information I needed had been transferred to the external drive before moving the scratch files on my documents into the trash and emptying the trash?
    Thanks!

    If you relocate the files, FCE will give you a message when it opens asking to reconnect them. Look at this thread for more information on reconnecting media, specifically my post with the pictures:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1968953&tstart=15
    You can reset your scratch disk to put all future captured files onto your external in FCE System Settings.

  • Can't locate Referenced Files in Aperture 3

    All my photo master files are in separate directories on a NAS (network attached storage; 4x1Tb) and I import Projects from that into Aperture on my IMac.  I migrated my MAC Aperture Libraries to a separate external drive and lost some of the references to the Master.  I can reconnect some Projects to the masters on my NAS, but not all.  Some projects won't reconnect using  Locate Referenced Files.  I can find the files and match the photos and Aperture looks like it reconnected, but when I look at the separate images, I get "File not found."  I know the original photos are on my NAS because I can see them using a separate PC hooked into it, but can't seem to complete making the link to the master.  My intent is to move all masters into my Aperture Library because I can't stand losing photos this way anymore, but I need help making that link.  Any ideas what's happening and what to do.
    Even though I have the originals on my NAS, all my processed versions (4 and 5* photos) are in my Aperture Library and I hate to lose those.
    Update: I seem to be able to connect one photo at a time, but selecting an entire set of Project photos and doing "connect all" doesn't seem to be working.  I have thousands of photos and working one at a time is impossible.
    How can I get help?
    <Email Edited By Host>

    I migrated my MAC Aperture Libraries to a separate external drive and lost some of the references to the Master.
    How is your NAS formatted, where your original masters are stored? And how is the external drive formatted that holds your Aperture library?
    Your Aperture library needs to be on a drive formatted Mac OS X extended, Journaled. If the drive should not have that formatting, move the Aperture library to disk with the coorrect format.
    If you cannot reconnect originals, that are clearly there, the reason may be, that your Aperture library needs repairing, see: Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library: Aperture 3 User Manual
    I'd try to repair permissions and to repair the library, before trying to reconnect again.
    Since you want to consolidate all originals in your Aperture library, I'd try to copy the originals that cannot be recoonected, to the same drive that holds yor aperture libryr and try to reconnect them there, then consolidate them from there. It can be, that the network connection of the NAS is not reliable enough.
    Regards
    Léonie

Maybe you are looking for