Someone CAn help me ???? Item "IMG_3123.JPG" is used by Mac OS X and can't be opened.

Someone CAn help me ???? Item “IMG_3123.JPG” is used by Mac OS X and can’t be opened.

I have recently run across a very similar issue and wondering if you ever got to the bottom of yours.
I have been using an iMac for 2 years with a Synology drive and no issues. A few days ago I bought a new Macbook Air and when I connect to the Synology server some files are greyed out and will give the message above.
What is strange is there does not seem to be a pattern. I have two excel files in the same directory one is fine and the other is greyed out. The greyed out file is only a later copy of the OK file.
Everything is still working fine on the iMac it is only the Air that has the issue. Both machines are on the latest patches of Lion.

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Message was edited by: Paul Tuli

You might be able to open those files in, say, TextEdit or Terminal, but what is the point? If they are of zero size they aren't going to be bristling with information!
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