"origina item for shared XP folder cant be found"

Shared Windows XP folder shows up in iMac's finder under Shared but wont open because "the operation cant be completed because the original item for 'Shared XP folder' cant be found".

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My remote cd says: The operation can't be completed because the original item for "Audio CD" can't be found.

I'm trying to access a cd (book) from my macbook air 10.7.8
using another macbook on the same network
In my System Pre. I don't see 'sharing cd or dvd'
when I tried to download the software it said
that I already have a newer version.
I see the remote cd on my finder but when I click on the cd it says:
"The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “Audio CD” can’t be found.

Hi,
I've started to get this problem too. The only place I can't create a folder is on the desktop - other folders/locations are fine.
When I do "new folder' it first asks for the password and then fails with the "you do not have the necessary permission" message. I'm using the only user account that has been created on the Macbook Pro since it was installed. It is defined as an Admin account.
I've tried reseting the Permissions and ACL using the Terminal program after interupting a re-boot. That didn't have any affect though. I also tried changing the privileges by right clicking on the desktop and going in via Get Info...again. either I'm doing it wrong, or its not working.
Apols if this is an easy Question - the Macbook is for my son and I'm an OSX numpty (having used Windows more ;-)
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The operation can't be completed because the original item for " your drive name here " can't be found

Hey all,
I hope someone can help. I am running 10.7.5 OSX currently on my Mac Book Pro. I recently got a new Windows 8 desktop. A ceap one running Windows 8. I currently have 5 drives shared over my home network. 3 are working just fine (the 3 I just put on the network today). The other 2, however, were previously on my old Windows Vista computer also shared over my network. My Mac Book Pro had access just fine (I set up sharing on my vista comp) and everything ran smooth. Today when I hooked up my new Windows 8 computer and put the 5 drives on and shared them via my network, same way as I done before, 3 are working fine but the two original drives give me an error when I try and access them from my Mac over my home network. They both show up with the correct names but when I try and access them it tells me:
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M&V is the name of one of the drives. Here is the trouble shooting I have done:
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- Tripple checked my permissions
- Checked for updates and installed both on my PC and Mac
- Restarted my PC and Mac
- Tried Both of my dual frequencies on my netowork
- Tried hooking up with ethernet cable
- Changed the user name and password for my shared access on my PC multiple times and put in the correct info on my Mac
- Tried taking away all passwords (unsecured)
- My other Windows PS's can access all drives just fine
But still I get the above error. I have isolated it to an issue with my Mac. I was thinking maybe if there is a way to have my Mac forget the shared drives and I can re-add them and put in my password, I am not sure if that is even possible. I am at al loss on what to do. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.

I am having the same exact issue and I've been busting my testi-balls to figure it out. I've got 15 years experience in the computer game and still can't figure it out. I see a lot of people having similiar issues, but no one seems to have an answer for MY issue, which is virtually the same as the OP.
Brand new Macbook Retina.
Windows 7 x64 Machine.
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Only the Macbook Retina has the problem connecting. Every Windows drive I shared is visible under "network" in finder, but when I click on any of them it gives the quoted error message the OP stated.
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Data folder can not be opened in finding " AirPort Time Capsule " The operation can not be completed because the original item for " data" does not exist .

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I have a " AirPort Time Capsule " (firmware 7.7.3) When I try to open the data folder in "finder". Then I got the message " The operation can not be completed because the original item for " data" does not exist". I have a lot of data and I can understand why I get this message?
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Get a USB drive of 2TB or more.. assuming your TC is 2TB. Either preformatted Mac or plug into your Mac and format it standard Mac OS Extended Journaled in disk utility.
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http://osxdaily.com/2015/01/13/repair-disk-permissions-mac-os-x/
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The operation can't be completed because the original item for "media" can't be found

Yosemite recognizes my BlackBerry Z30 on my Network. I see my Media Folder and my Removable_Sdcard.
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I am having the same exact issue and I've been busting my testi-balls to figure it out. I've got 15 years experience in the computer game and still can't figure it out. I see a lot of people having similiar issues, but no one seems to have an answer for MY issue, which is virtually the same as the OP.
Brand new Macbook Retina.
Windows 7 x64 Machine.
ALL drives shared with ALL permissions of ALL accounts manually inserted on the Windows 7 side.
ALL other PC's in the house can access the drives on the Windows 7 machine without issue.
Only the Macbook Retina has the problem connecting. Every Windows drive I shared is visible under "network" in finder, but when I click on any of them it gives the quoted error message the OP stated.
PLEASE, if anyone finds a fix for this, let us know!

The operation can't be completed because the original item for "EXTERNAL" can't be found.

After upgrading to Mountain Lion I can no longer access my exFat formatted USB drive that is connected to my iMac from my MBP. I can connect to the iMac, but when I try to mount the USB drive I get an error message saying "The operation can't be completed because the original item for "EXTERNAL" can't be found."
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Update, So I disassembled the external hard drive case and pulled the bare drive out and connected the drive directly to my motherboard and without change any settings on the PC, the MacBook can now access it over the network. What is it about externals that the Mac can't access them over networks?

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Can't complete the operation can't find the original item mavericks time capsule folder

Since I updated to mavericks I can't access one of the folders on my time capsule, the one that contains the time machine copy as well as other stuff, all the software that has links to that folder can access it as well as me from the terminal, but everytime that i click on it on the finder, the message "Can't complete the operation because can't find the original item" appears.
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I am having the same exact issue and I've been busting my testi-balls to figure it out. I've got 15 years experience in the computer game and still can't figure it out. I see a lot of people having similiar issues, but no one seems to have an answer for MY issue, which is virtually the same as the OP.
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Windows 7 x64 Machine.
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Only the Macbook Retina has the problem connecting. Every Windows drive I shared is visible under "network" in finder, but when I click on any of them it gives the quoted error message the OP stated.
PLEASE, if anyone finds a fix for this, let us know!

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The operation can't be completed because the original item cannot be found.

Hi all.
I've been having this problem for a while. I have a file server on a windows xp system with multiple drives attached to that pc (internal and external).
When I try mounting one of them from the finder I get the message :
+*The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “Movies” can’t be found.*+
Other drives on the pc mount just fine and actually the problematic one used to mount fine and then suddenly it seems that the mac lost the path to the disk and can no longer find it.
I tried reformating the drive, changing the drive letter, and naming. It worked for a while then the drive got lost again
Its a WD drive formatted to ntfs (Identical configs and brand to all the other working drives) Its not a drive defect either. Its happened more than once.
I'm quite knowledgable when it comes to computers but this has been a dead end for me and I'm sure for others as well.
Please Help

I was about to post exactly this question. I have suddenly lost access to the folder on my shared network drive although the drive itself is still visible. I get the above error message when trying to open folders within. I have tried connecting through various routes such as Go - Connect to server ... but its the same.
A discussion thread elsewhere talked about deleting multiple share point entries ... over my head though.
Hope someone out there knows the answer - and how to explain it in plain english

Connecting to server "Original item cannot be found"

In Finder I have some shared resources: a Windows 2000 machine, a Windows XP laptop and my Time Capsule.
Now I connect fine to the Windows 2000 machine and the XP laptop and the Time Capsule.
Next I connect my private laptop (Thinkpad). I connect using smb://192.168.0.15, and log in as myself (I have tested with wrong user/password). Then I see the shared folders on my private laptop.
But when opening any of the shared folders, I get the message:
"This operation cannot be completed because the original item for <folder name> cannot be found."
Any ideas?

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The operation can't be completed because the original item ".." can't be found. Need a fix!

Ok. This is my first and hopefully only discussion ever! Thanks in advance for all the help.
I had set up my network and this was all working fine for months. Time Machine did proper back ups and I could store files on the drive as well over the network. Not sure how, or exactly when this error began. It may have had something to do with the upgrade to Mavericks.
But I can see the drive when I open Finder (which I have named Airport) can then access the directories but will not load any of the files. If the Finder window is closed and I try to access the external drive again via the network, I am prompted with.."The operation can't be completed because the original item ".(Airport)." can't be found. Also of note...there is no "eject" option beside the name of the drive.
I have found only one solution that was dated in 2008 where someone was deleting volumes from their machine and the instructions were not quite clear, so I'm hoping for some new insight on this issue. Honestly, I just didn't understand how to do what he said...several have asked him to elaborate but no further explanations and all other links are now dead. It seems this is a common issue. I'm aware many people will read this and want to say..."i Have this problem too, when im doing something with windows and other computers..." There are many solutions for these situations that I have found....but no recent ones for those with ONLY one drive and an airport extreme running only Apple computers. So guys, lets try to keep this thread for one topic only. Hopefully a quick and helpful thread with a few replies and some step by step directions to solve everyones toubles.
I even had my router replaced and still the same issue. Also, the hard drive works perfectly when hardwired to my computer. So the issue must lay within the settings of my MacBook Pro, OS X 10.9.1. If you feel I should provide any other information I would be happy to do so!

Lexvo,
Thanks for the input. I had to look up what SMB stood for, server message block? So I'm assuming this is not something I'm using.
Also, this is not a "sometimes" problem. This is a consistent and reproducible issue.
As far as an update...I dont see an OS update fixing my issue unless something is overwritten, but maybe not.
I think a good point to consider and open to discussion is why does logging in as a root user solve the issue? What can be done or manipulated to allow functionality with my regular login info versus a root user?

"origina item for shared XP folder cant be found"

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