Trifecta: Cannot repair harddrive, cannot access Aperture, cannot copy library

Out of the blue my WD external HD (2T) stopped working. The messages state that I cannot write data to it any longer and should back it up to another HD.
However, my Aperture library on the WD external cannot be opened, or copied. Computer states that there is unreadable errors in the data. Please see pictures for error messages.

Your second screenshot is a copy error, when you try to copy the library to a different drive, right?
If you cannot create a backup, as Kappy recommended, try to copy the Aperture library in smaller steps to a different drive. There may be files with filenames, that cannot be read correctly - filenames that are too long or contain linefeeds, ethnic characters, or similar. Is your external drive formatted correctly MacOS Extended (Journaled)? A wrong format can give you this error message when copying.
Create a folder on the drive you want to copy your library to. Name it "Aperture Library Copy".
Ctrl-click your Aperture library on the failing drive and select "Show Package Contents". You'll see a Finder window showing the parts of the library.
Now try to copy again by dragging each individually to your new folder "Aperture Library Copy". When you see the error message again when copying a subfolder, open the copy and check the name of the last file, that could be copied and the name of the file that failed to copy. Skipthis file and copy the rest.
If you are lucky, you will be able to save the main parts of the library this way.
When finished, rename the new copy of your library to "Aperture Library Copy.aplibrary". Double-click it to open it in Aperture. Does that work?

Similar Messages

I have recently upgrades to OS X 10.9.3 and cannot access Aperture, (version 3.2.4). What do I need to do to access my library!!

I have recently upgrades to OS X 10.9.3 and cannot access Aperture, (version 3.2.4). What do I need to do to access my library!!

Update your Aperture version to Aperture 3.5.1.
If you bought Aperture as a boxed version with a license key, run Software update from the Apple-menu.
Aperture may be showing in the "Accept" portion of Purchased tab of the App Store.
If you bought Aperture from the App Store, look at the Updates page of the App Store.
Make sure, that Aperture is installed in the Applications folder and simply called Aperture and not "Aperture 3" or similar.
If you did not buy Aperture from the App Store, then the update to 3.5.1 will change your license to an AppStore license. So be sure to sign into the AppStore with the AppleID that you want to use with Aperture, before you update Aperture.
Aperture will update your Aperture library to a new format. Don't open Aperture on your library, before you have made a backup, just in case.

Access Privileges error, cannot save library

I have had my iPod for 4+ years but after upgrading software about a year ago, I repeatedly get the error "Cannot save Library. You do not have enough access privileges." I have followed recommendations in previous threads to unmark the read-only button but to no avail. Very frustrating. Please help before I switch to a Zune.

That error is referring to the iTunes Library.itl or .xml file, as explained in this article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93732
WHen are you seeing this error, when you try to close itunes?
Can you rename that file? Because if you can't, the operating system is confused and thinks something has a lock on it. Restarting your PC should clear that situation.

Mountain Lion - cannot copy and paste in finder

Hey,
     I've only just noticed this today and I've done a search but can't find anything so far to help me. I upgraded from lion to mountain lion the day after it was released, not fresh install, upgrade. Basically... I cannot copy files using either cmd+c / cmd+v or using the finder edit->copy / edit-> paste menu. They aren't greyed out. Everytime I try I get the error "The operation can't be completed because you don't have permission to access some of the items.".
This will happen even with a newly created folder. I can delete files. I can create files. I can drag files in finder without issue but I cannot copy and paste. I'm guessing there are permission issues going on but I don't know where to start.
Repairing permissions didn't help (I kinda didn't think it would given it only works on system files but thought it worth a go).
This is an example of the file permissions assigned to a screen grab on my desktop:
-rw-r--r--@ 1 jackwestbrook staff
64257 1 May 19:48 Screen Shot 2012-05-01 at 19.48.27.png
Even if I blow it wide open with chmod 777 I still can't copy it...
-rwxrwxrwx@ 1 jackwestbrook staff
64257 1 May 19:48 Screen Shot 2012-05-01 at 19.48.27.png
These are the permissions assigned to my desktop:
drwxr--r--+ 19 jackwestbrook staff
646 19 Aug 18:24 Desktop
Can anyone offer me some advice on where to start with sorting out this issue?
Cheers,
Jack

Hey, I was really loathed to try reinstalling the OS and something told me that I'd I can drag and drop but not copy and paste there had to be something interfering with the clipboard.
I disabled Alfred and its clipboard history feature (http://www.alfredapp.com/) and rebooted. Amazingly this fixed my issue. I'm going to email the author in the morning to give them a heads up about this.
Thanks to both of you for taking the time to offer me advice.
John Guo - nice tip, wasn't aware of that!
Ta,
J

Cannot copy file, file is in use

Macbook pro 13 mid 2009 with Yosemite fresh install. (i have the same problem with the old MacOSX).
When i try to copy a file, or a bunch of files, to the wdtvlivehub i have the message error "cannot copy file, the file is in use".
I try the following:
- in the wdtvlivehub activated the DNLA, WINDOWS and Itunes Server (and the linux).
- try both via wifi and ethernet
- repair permission on disk
- deactivate the show miniatures on the mac and on the wdtvlivehub
- drag & drop the file and cut e copy via keyboard or with the right click of the pad or mouse
- connect the wdtvlivehub via SMB, CIFS
- Try with AFP but i get a error message
- with an app i search for a program that block the file but it didn't find anything
-Basically i try everything suggest in this board and over the web but nothing resolve the problem.
The file sometimes been copied but i have to try a billion times....not so comfort in this.
What i have to do?
P.S. Sorry for my bad english.

Hi,
We often see this file in use when the file has not been closed. Is it just a regular file that was opened and how did you open it? I use AppleScript to close it if it was opened with AppleScript.
Edited: try this: Run Script Editor. Enter:
set f to choose file -- select the file
close access f
run it in Script Editor.
gl,
kel

Cannot copy files direct from PC to DROID-Mini

Have direct connection to PC (Win7x64 OS) via USB data/charge cable. I am trying to copy MP3 files to the Music folder on phone but I get "Device might not be able to play this type of file", and then "Cannot copy file." I assume this phone can play MP3 files. I was able to create a subfolder in "Music", but cannot write to it or the main "Music" folder. The main reason I upgraded to this phone was bluetooth connectivity to my Sena motorcycle bluetooth wireless headset/intercom/phone system - mostly to play music. From what I can tell from the less than detailed manual, I should be able to copy files to the phone storage from a Win7 PC. Any help appreciated.

Easiest way I find to transfer photos/music is to use mass storage mode.
Plug in the device, it asked for mass storage mode permission..
Then it pretty much works for ur memory card in the device as an external harddrive/usb.
Get access direct to move things freely between memory card and pc.
Go to options> Media Card> Change Mass storage mode support to ON and Auto enable mass storage mode to prompt..
If your issue is resolved, put a checkmark in the green box that contains the resolution.
OR
If it was just/or also really helpful - Give it a Kudos.. Go on Mate.. Help the rest of the clueless blackberry user world find their answer too..
~Gday from Down Under~

File name too long cannot copy (cont'd)

This is a continuation of the post started September 01, 2009, with the last post on
October 17, 2011 named File name too long cannot copy
Since this is an ongoing unsolved issue, and the thread was locked, it continues here.
It is ever so easy to create a long file/path using explorer.exe as will be shown below.
What needs to be solved is, what is an easy way (no, not by listing out all the files in a directory to a text file and counting characters), perhaps using a shell extension, to find out which files in a directory and it's subdirectories will be (or were)
too long to copy, (and then perhaps even copying those over either intact or renamed)?
Maflagulator said:
I'm running the 7100 build...enjoying it except for one big thing:
While attempting to copy 402gb from my main storage volume onto a spare 500gb drive (for the purpose of changing to a new RAID array) I've come across something that I would expect a Windows 98 OS to give me.
It tells me that a file has TOO LONG of a file name, then provides with two unhelpful options: SKIP or CANCEL
I never had XP give me an issue like this at all, so what gives? And while some specific files did have long file names (such as for songs, etc.) it had 7 issues with folders stating that their name was too long, but in fact they were not since they were
titled '07-06-07' for the date that I dumped the audio files in them. However, they may have contained FILES with long file names though.
Anyone else get this same situation? Perhaps the RTM version does not do this? Can anyone verify this regarding their install of the RC or the RTM?
It made it through 400gb out of the 402gb transfer.
I'm just happy to see that it doesn't spazz out about an issue like this until it has done all the other transfers that it can do because it saves the issues it has with files until the very end. In XP it would spazz about it the moment it came across it
causing the transfer process to halt.
Since long path/file names can so easily be created on Win7, it might be useful to see a typical way this happens, which might then give clues how to work with them.
In Windows Vista, we learnt from:
File names and file name extensions: frequently asked questions that:
Windows usually limits file names to 260 characters. But the file name must actually be shorter than that, since the complete path (such as C:\Program Files\filename.txt) is included in this character count.
In Windows 7, we are told here:
File names and file name extensions: frequently asked questions that:
It depends on the length of the complete path to the file (such as C:\Program Files\filename.txt). Windows limits a single path to 260 characters. This is why you might occasionally get an error when copying a file with a very long file name to a location
that has a longer path than the file's original location.
From the Windows Dev Center - Desktop, we read about Maximum Path Length Limitation here:
Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces
This helps us understand why a folder can be a maximum of 244 characters, from the defined 260 length of MAX_PATH as follows:
260 minus C:\ (3) minus <NUL> (1) = 256
256 minus 8.3 file name (12) = 244
We also learn there that: The Windows API has many functions that also have Unicode versions to permit an extended-length path for a maximum total path length of 32,767 characters.
And we read the claim that: The shell and the file system have different requirements. It is possible to create a path with the Windows API that the shell user interface is not be able to interpret properly.
There is also a comment below this document that reads: In a previous iteration of this document, it is mentioned that The Unicode versions of several functions permit a maximum path length of approximately 32,000 characters composed of components up to
255 characters in length. This information is now gone.
So we are in a position where the file system and Windows API can create long path/flies that the shell cannot handle.
But then we need to be able to handle it, so a little exploration might lead to a better understanding of how to do this.
For most tasks being performed on long folder/files, Windows 7 and other Windows programs balk when the Path+Filename length > 260
Let's create a long path/file.
Create a folder called A at the root of a Drive.
Create a sub-folder of A called: B
Create a sub-folder of B called: C
Make a FILE in sub-folder C called (no spaces or break, one long continuous string): 123456789A123456789B123456789C123456789D123456789E123456789F123456789G123456789H123456789I123456789J 123456789K123456789L123456789M123456789N123456789O123456789P123456789Q123456789R123456789S123456789T
123456789U123456789V123456789W123456789X123456.txt
Rename sub-folder C to the string (no spaces or break, one long continuous string) (The actual directory created will be slightly shorter than this full length): 123456789A123456789B123456789C123456789D123456789E123456789F123456789G123456789H123456789I123456789J
123456789K123456789L123456789M123456789N123456789O123456789P123456789Q123456789R123456789S123456789T 123456789U123456789V123456789W123456789X123456789Y123456789Z
Rename sub-folder B to the same full string above. (The actual directory created will be slightly shorter than this full length but 2 characters longer than the step above.)
Rename folder A to that same full original string. (Again the actual directory created will be slightly shorter than this full length but 2 characters longer than the step above.)
You now have the lovely file placed at (the breaks are just so it fits into the screen):
C:\123456789A123456789B123456789C123456789D123456789E123456789F123456789G123456789H123456789I123456789J 123456789K123456789L123456789M123456789N123456789O123456789P123456789Q123456789R123456789S123456789T 123456789U123456789V123456789W123456789X1234\ 123456789A123456789B123456789C123456789D123456789E123456789F123456789G123456789H123456789I123456789J
123456789K123456789L123456789M123456789N123456789O123456789P123456789Q123456789R123456789S123456789T 123456789U123456789V123456789W123456789X12\ 123456789A123456789B123456789C123456789D123456789E123456789F123456789G123456789H123456789I123456789J 123456789K123456789L123456789M123456789N123456789O123456789P123456789Q123456789R123456789S123456789T
123456789U123456789V123456789W123456789X\ 123456789A123456789B123456789C123456789D123456789E123456789F123456789G123456789H123456789I123456789J 123456789K123456789L123456789M123456789N123456789O123456789P123456789Q123456789R123456789S123456789T 123456789U123456789V123456789W123456789X123456.txt
You have a folder length of over 700 and a file length of over 250 for a total of over 950
However you will notice that each folder, when created, could only be a maximum of 247 charachters including the path (example C:\ , & C:\A , & C:\A\B
This only applies backwards, that is up the path. It did not matter what was further down the path.
Now, you can't easily access or rename the file, but you can rename the folders easily.
For best results, start renaming from the top of the Tree, working down the subfolders, because renaming from down up will limit you, and in fact won't work if the folder lengths are too long.
So how might knowing this help us?
Well, to copy this long_file from the C:\ drive to the D:\ drive, and keeping the path structure, this should work:
Note the name of the top folder. Rename it to something very short, say: A (Make sure C:\A does not exist)
Note the name of the 2nd folder. Rename it to something very short, say: B (Make sure C:\A\B does not exist)
Note the name of the 3rd folder. Rename it to something very short, say: C (Make sure C:\A\B\C does not exist)
Make sure D:\A does not exist - then copy the A folder on disk C: to disk D: (which gives you D:\A\B\C\long_file
Rename D:\A\B\C to D:\A\B\Original_3rd_Folder_name
Rename D:\A\B to D:\A\B\Original_2nd_Folder_name
Rename D:\A to D:\Original_top_Folder_name
Rename C:\A\B\C back to their original names, in this same reverse order starting with C, then B, then A
Note: If using Explorer, at some points you might have to press the F5 refresh key.
This is of course how you might copy such long path/files without using the other more "easy" techniques for the "normal" everyday user like:
sharing a sub-folder
using the commandline to assign a drive letter by means of SUBST
using AddConnectionunder VB to assign a drive letter to a path
using the "\\?\" prefix to a path string to tell the Windows APIs to disable all string parsing and to send the string that follows it straight to the file system
and so on.
See how simple Windows can be for Dummies!
But then, how can we know that files to be copied exceed this MAX_PATH? Or also after a copy has taken place, know exactly which files that have NOT been copied because of exceeding the MAX_PATH limit, and then a procedure to copy these either by renaming
them, or by copying them intact as they are?
There have been suggestions to use
LongPathTool, but this does not have a facility to check a series of folders and tell you which files are going to be caught by the error when copying. So once a copy has taken place using Windows 7, one does not know which files did not get copied, and
where exactly they are located.
Neither does the free
Old Path Scanner do that. It can only check for overly long directory paths, but misses out when the directory path is within limits, but adding in the file name puts it out of bounds.
So, as shown above, it is ever so easy to create a long file/path using explorer.exe
So, what then is an easy way (no, not by listing out all the files in a directory to a text file and counting characters), perhaps using a shell extension, to find out which files in a directory and it's subdirectories will be (or were) too long to copy,
(and then perhaps even copying those over either intact or renamed)?

This is a not a "solution" ....but a "work around": a low tech fix....for error message "your file name is too long to be copied, deleted, renamed, moved" :
1.   problem is this: the "file name" has a limit on number of characters.....the sum of characters really includes the entire path name; you gotta shorten it first (i.e, if the total number of characters in the file name + Path name are over the
limit, the error appears). The deeper your file folder sub levels are, the more this problem will come up, especially when you copy to a subfolder of a subfolder/subfolder of another path ...adds to character limit)
2. How do you know which combined file names + path names are too long if you are in the middle of a copy operation and this error pops up? Some files copied but the "long files error message" says "skip" or "cancel" ... but not which
files are the "too long" ones. If you hit "skip" or "cancel" the "too long" files are left behind...but are mixed in with non-offender "good" "short name" files.   Sorting thru 1000s of "good" files to find a few "bad" ones manually is impractical.
3.   Here's how you sort out the "bad" from the "good":
4.    Let's say you want to copy a folder ..."Football" ...that has five layers of subfolders; each subfolder contains numerous files:
C:/1 Football / 2 teams/ 3 players/ 4 stats/ 5 injuriessidelineplayerstoolong
       There are five levels root "1 football" with subfolders 2, 3, 4 and lastly "5 injuries"
5.    Use "cut" and "paste" (for example to backup all five levels to a new backup folder):
       select "1 football" ....cut....select target folder....paste
       ("cut" command means as the files are copied to the target destination, the file is deleted from the source location)
      Hint: avoid "cut" and "paste" to a target folder that is itself a sub/sub/sub folder ...that compounds the "characters over the limit" problem ...because the characters in the sub/sub/sub folder are included in the "file name
character limit"...instead "paste" to a C:/ root directory.
       Suppose in the middle of this operation...error pops up: "5 files have file names that are too long" Skip or cancel?
       select "skip" ...and let operation finish
6.    Now go back and look at the source location: since the software allows only the "good" "short name" files to be copied (and because you "skipped" the "bad" "Long name" files so they are not copied or deleted) ...all that remains
in the source location are the "bad" "long name files" (because "good" ones were deleted from the source location after the "cut" operation...the bad ones stick out like a sore thumb.
7.   You will find ....all that remains in source folders are: the "bad" "too long" files; in this example the "bad" file is in level 5:
      C:/ 1 football / 2 teams /3 players /4 stats /5 injuriessidelineplayerstoolong
8.   select folder 5 injuriessidelineplayerstoolong (that's right...select folder, not file) gotta rename the folder first.
9. hit F2 rename folder..folder name highlighted...delete some of the letters in the folder name:
       like this:   5 injuriessidelineplayers ....you should delete 'toolong'....from the folder name
10. then go into folder 5....and do the same operation ...with the too long file name:
        hit F2 rename file....file name hightlighted...delete some of the letters
           like this: injuriessidelineplayers.....you should delete 'toolong' from the file name
11. Now..."cut and paste" the renamed file to the target backup folder.
The Error message will pop up again if you missed any "bad" files....for example, it will indicate "5 files too long" ....then repeat process 5 times until you fix all of them
12.    Finally, copy the target destination files back to the source location (when you are certain all source location file folder locations are empty)
Of course, this "makeshift" solution would not be necessary if MSFT would fix the problem...

I cannot copy off the clipboard. I move the copy icon, get support.mozilla instead

I can't paste from the clipboard. I move the paste icon to the toolbar and get support.mozilla instead. If I clip on this the paste function is not available

I have my Time Capsule set up and can access it remotely, however, I cannot copy anything to the TC disk from my desktop.
Sorry but do you mean you cannot copy from local LAN to the TC, or from a remote location to the TC.
What OS is on the computer.. it is a common issue with Mavericks.. where the networking giants have gone back to tin cans and string.
I recommend a full reset of the TC to factory.
Change all naming to SMB type.. it is so important now with Mavericks which is SMB by default.
SMB uses names that are short.. <10characters is great.. keep it less than 20 max.
No spaces.
Pure alphanumeric.
ie when apple setup suggests a name like
Fred Blog's Airport Time Capsule.. it breaks every rule. It is over long.. has spaces and illegal character.
So change all names.. eg TCgen4 (replace number with actual Gen if you like.. or just name it TC).
Call wireless TCwifi (or TC24ghz and TC5ghz if you want separate naming for the bands).
Then in finder.. use Go, Connect to server.
Type in
AFP://TCname (where TCname is whatever you have now named your TC compliant with the rules above)
If that fails
AFP://TCname.local (Mavericks gets domain name issues.. it needs the domain and is local by default.)
or
AFP://TCIPaddress. eg AFP://10.0.1.1 which is router address by default.. only use if the ip is static.
The computer will hopefully discover the resource and now you can type in your password.. public by default.. or whatever you changed it to.
Now try copying files to the TC.

Microsoft excel cannot copy and paste from one excel doc to another one

I have a user that is on a Windows 7 64-bit machine and he has to different instances of excel open and coping information from one excel file to the other one. He can do it once and then when he tries to do it again excel says, "Microsoft cannot Copy and
Paste."
I have tried to repair the install, that worked for a few days.
Tried uninstalling Office suite and then re-installing Office suite.
I reformatted the computer and did a fresh install of windows 7 and Office suite and today it started again.
I need to get a fix for this as soon as possible.

Hi,
As far as I know, if you have Skype installed in your computer, the clipboard will be influenced.
Refer to the link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2697462
And this issue has been resolved in an update version.
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/click-to-call/windows/
Jaynet Zhang
TechNet Community Support

Cannot copy, paste, drag or drop

This suddenlly happened last night. I hadn't downloaded any new files immediately before this and wasn't downloading any software at the time. Basically I can open any folder or file but cannot copy or paste anything or drag items on my desktop or elsewhere. Does anyone have any ideas what to do? I'm currently using 10.5.8
The only solutions I have found ultimately tell you to do a Archive and Install procedure but it appears that in doing so you lose all your applications. Is this correct?
Help!

*A few suggestions:*
Restarting your computer may cure your copy/paste & your other problems. You did not mention that you have already done so after repairing permissions.
=========
Boot up from your Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard Install DVD while holding down the "c" key.
Select the language you wish to use, and then choose "Disk Utility" from the menu bar.
Your HD should appear in a panel on the left hand side of the window which opens. Select it and then click on the "repair disk" button in the right hand section of the window.
Once this process has been completed restart your computer and repair permissions directly from Disk Utility.
If Disk Utility is unable to complete the repair, you will need to use a stronger 3rd party utility like DiskWarrior, Techtool PRO (not Deluxe) or Drive Genius.
!http://i50.tinypic.com/izvwo1.gif!

I cannot copy a selection from an Excel 2003 spreadsheet into a Mozilla Gmail document. When I do so, I lose the format.

I cannot copy a selection from an Excel 2003 spreadsheet into a Mozilla
Gmail document. When I do so, I lose the format. This just started happening in the past week. I’ve already tried repairing Excel with the original disk and that didn’t fix the problem. I have been doing this for years and all of a sudden it stopped working.
I tried the same process in Chrome and the formatting was lost there as well. It was working before. How do I fix this?

Boot the computer in Windows Safe Mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) as a test.
*http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-start-windows-in-safe-mode/

"cannot copy necessary font(s)"

Using latest version of InDesign (9.1) and Mavericks OSX and get "cannot copy necessary font(s)" error message everytime I try and package. I've repaired disk permissions, unlocked all fonts in my doc, added all the document fonts to InDesign fonts folder, everything I've seen suggested...to no avail. I've spent almost two days trying to troubleshoot and up against a print deadline. Help?!

I'm using various weights of Gotham and MuseoSlab...that's it. I'm not sure about a patch but I've updated to the most recent version on InDesign CC. I've even tried converting all of my fonts to outlines and I'm still getting the error message.

Cannot attach library webutil 40039 - any ideas....

Hi
I keep getting this error when running my Form in dev 10G.
"Cannot attach library webutil while opening form TEST_FORM. 40039"
1. I have attached the library webutil.pll
2. I compiled it (.plx file)
3. All files are in my directory ../test_dir
4. I used regedit to change the FORMS_PATH to point to ../test_dir
..but i stil get the error.
Is the registry the best place to change the FORMS_PATH ? I can't write to the C: drive due to IT security.
Is there a way i can test my FORMS_PATH ? Is there a way i can force dev builder to use webutil.plx ?
cheers
jc

thanks Rajesh, that works when i hardcode the path.
If i can just get to edit the default.env file on my C drive i might be able to solve the problem. I guess i should persuade IT security to give me write access to my C drive.
cheers
james

Cannot Copy and/or Paste?

Hey,
I have Leopard and I can no longer copy or paste. This happened in the past 24 hours, no changes have been made that I am aware of. Even with the mouse I cannot copy and paste. Any help or ideas would be geatly appreciated. I also cannot drag and drop as mentioned in an earlier post that others are seeming to experience.
Thanks in advance!

Hi, I am having similar problems with cut and paste special. I have been moving charts and graphs made in Excel to Word by using Paste Special (as a picture). This worked fine until I installed Leopard. Now the paste buffer chops off the rightmost 1/3 of the chart. I checked the clipboard (show clipboard) and it also has a truncated copy of my file. Also, to determine if it was MS related, I used the lastest version of iWork and had the same problem. I'll try the "safe mode" startup and repair permissions solution, as well as the Leopard reinstall tonight, however, if you know a solution, I'd appreciate it if you please passed it on. (Hello, Apple, I don't need this, I have a deadline on these papers . . .) Thanks

Cannot copy files from CD or DVD using Finder.

Hi,
I cannot copy files and folders from a CD or DVD to my home folder or any folder therein using Finder. I just get the "Not Permitted" symbol next to the mouse pointer when I try to drag a folder out of the CD (or DVD) to my home folder.
I have checked that I have sufficient permissions to perform this operation and when I copy files from the CD or DVD using the command line, it works without any hassles.
This is extremely strange and I cannot think of why it should happen.
A solution would be most welcome as I would prefer not to have to drop into a command line when I have to copy files from CDs or DVDs.
Regards,
Apurva
Apple iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4)

I am experiencing the same problem: after undoing a copy in the Finder from my CD-drive to my Seagate 200GB FW-drive, I am no longer able to copy single files in the Finder from other drives than my harddisk. I can copy from my hard disk to my external harddisk, I can move and copy files within the harddisk, but I cannot copy from my external hard drive or my CD/DVD-drive to my harddisk or from my CD/DVD-drive to my external hard drive or the internal harddisk.
What is increasingly weird, is that I can easily copy two or more files using drag and drop! I also get a nice green + sometimes when trying to move the files, but there is just no response.
I have tried the following:
0) rebooted.
1) rm com.apple.finder.plist + killall -9 Finder
2) done that in the finder using cmd-alt-esc to kill the finder.
3) removed cache files using Yasu from http://jimmitchelldesigns.com/yasu.html, including rebooting
4) Doublechecked permissions, including locked bits
5) run periodic everything from the Terminal
6) repaired permissions
7) checked the hard disk using disk utility
8) Logged in as another admin user to no avail.
I can use the Terminal to copy the files without any problems, and I can open files in other applications and save them where ever from there, but the Finder refuses to let me.
May Gods wrath kill the Finder for good! I certainly hope 10.5 will show a new Finder!

Trifecta: Cannot repair harddrive, cannot access Aperture, cannot copy library

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for