Unable to read disk?

why do I keep getting an error message telling me I can't download movies from itunes because it is unable to read disk?

Did you change your media location or used a external hard drive to store your media, if not then try repairing your hard drive with disk utility also repair your permissions.

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I'm constantly having problems with Iomega ZIP disks:
-can't be read by PC or MAC
-needs reformatting
I have to erase the disk using disk utitlities and make sure its FAT 32 (not 16) for the PC to read it.
However this is only temporary as the disk will again become unreadable by both machines.
Is this because i'm constantly using is on both machines?
Does anyone else have this problem?
Any solutions?
This appears to have started since the last major OS X upgrade - i.e 10.3 to 10.4.
Cheers
Tasha

You may not want to hear this - but the best thing to do is to get anything that matters off Zip disks, and never touch them again. They're inherently unreliable, and you're much better off using CD-R or DVD-R.

Drive seemingly unable to read disks

Forgive me if this has been address before...
Shortly ago, I tried to burn a CD when iTunes told me to insert a blank disk (despite it being blank already.) On my 4th attempt (and 4th blank CD) the drive began this low buzz/hum almost rattle. Would make this sound 3 times and then spit the CD back out. I've tried with a regular CD (not blank) and get the same results. I tried it with a game CD that I had just ejected to burn the CD, which was working fine last night, and I managed to get it to recognize the disk once but only after it made a scratching whirring noise.
What could be the issue? Will I just have to take it in?

Optical drive replacement is best left to a technician. I hope you're still under warranty and I recommend you take it in to be looked at.

Music Downloads - unable to read or write to disk.

Hi, I'm new to iPods, and when I try to download music
I get the message Unable to update iPod, unable to read / write to disk....
Originally I had no problems now unable to download more than one song at a time, and only the manually... it's taking ages...
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Unless you are using OCR (optical character recognition) software when doing the scan, the result of scanning a document is only an image, a picture of the document. Since you only have a picture of the document at this point, the only thing that you can do with it in Word is to insert the image into the document. As an image, you won't be able to edit or search the text that appears in the image. You need to run OCR software to examine the image and convert the images of the characters into editable text. If you are already using OCR software, reply back and let me know which application you are using, and I'll try to help you further.
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I purchased a IMac in Feb later I added a Seagate ext. hard drive. On April 29 I received an errors that the ext. Drive may be a read only and not backing up files. I'm unable to check disk permission or correct errors. Help would be appreciated.

I purchased a IMac in Feb later I added a Seagate ext. hard drive. On April 29 I received an errors that the ext. Drive may be a read only and not backing up files. I'm unable to check disk permission or correct errors. Help would be appreciated.

Click on the hard drive on the desktop, then File > Get Info. What does it say about permissions? If this is just a data drive you may want to consider "ignore ownership on this volume".
Otherwise I can only say I have not been reading good things about Seagate drives recently. I have some of their rock-solid ones from about 10 years ago (still running well), but now...?

Disk Utility says: "Unable to read FAT (Input/output error)"

I have a Western Digital Passport external hard drive factory formatted as FAT32. It worked as advertised for over half a year before it suddenly stopped working and refuses to mount on the desktop (it is visible in /dev). No odd sounds and the disk or other problems, a different USB cable makes no difference.
The disk shows up as an empty disk in Windows 7 even though it is supposed to contain a small iTunes library. I have tried to repair the disk in Disk Utility in OS X 10.6.4. This is the latest attempt to repair the disk, copied from the log:
2010-08-10 15:58:44 +0200: ** /dev/disk2s1 (NO WRITE)
2010-08-10 15:58:44 +0200: ** Phase 1 - Preparing FAT
2010-08-10 15:58:44 +0200: ** Phase 2 - Checking Directories
2010-08-10 15:58:44 +0200: Unable to read FAT (Input/output error)
Does anyone have any recommendation on repair/recovery applications? I own a copy of DIskWarrior already but DW is a HFS-olny repair app…

Hi Niklas,
have a look at TestDisk http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
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Unable to read task sequence configuration disk

Target Server is an HP ProLiant BL460c G5
I'm trying to load my reference iso via the iLO connection, mounting the image to the CD drive. I used the same process to create the WIM file on my Source Server and it worked fine. I boot from the CD, it loads windows files, then comes up to
the SCCM screen with the error "Unable to read task sequence configuration disk."
Any ideas what's going on?

In my case I had the same error using SCCM boot media in a USB 3.0 port. Solution was here to use a USB 2.0 port to solve it.
Maybe this will help you:
http://www.jamesbannanit.com/2012/02/unable-to-read-task-sequence-configuration-disk-in-sccm-osd/
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HT3964 My Mac OX 10.9.2 is unable to read any disk since I updated the new operating system on it a few months ago. How may I resolve this problem?

My Mac OS X 10.9.2 is unable to read any disc since I updated the operating system to Marverick a few months back. How can i resolve this problem because I need to retrieve very important information on my discs. Help! Thank you... paul

Paul,
Your problem has nothign to do with your installation of Mavericks. I assume you are referring to your SuperDrive not being able to read any discs, is that correct? If so then please advise what troubleshooting steps you have taken?

Unable to read the dictionary of the application or extension...

I had previously installed the HP Color LaserJet 3600 driver from the install CD under Tiger. I recently did an archive and install of Leopard, then ran all the system updates. (Currently at 10.5.5)
When I insert the 3600 CD, though, I get a bunch of jibberish (parts of images, etc.) and a MAC OS X directory. The installer inside that directory attempts to be opened with Script Editor, though, and gives an error: "Unable to read the dictionary of the application or extension because it is not scriptable." followed by "The document 'HP Color LaserJet v5.6.1.069' could not be opened."
Previously this would launch the HP installation program that would install the driver. Now, it's like it's not a recognized program or something. I downloaded the driver from the HP website to try it that way (clj3600MacOSX.dmg) with the same result. The .dmg file opens a disk image with the "HP Color LaserJet v.5.6.1.069" file in it...same result. Cannot open.
I know this program ran fine under Tiger...and a co-worker got it to run after doing an upgrade to Leopard (instead of archive and install.)
When I downloaded the HP 4300 installer dmg, it launches a .mpkg file and Get Info says it's set to open with "Installer (default)". The 3600 file, though is set to open with "Script Editor (default)". I've looked to set it to Installer, but don't know where it is...it's not in Applications or Utilities folder.
I then right clicked on the installer file and selected "Show Package Contents". In the window that was displayed, there was a Contents folder. Inside that folder was a file called "HP Color LaserJet v5.6" with no file extension (Get Info doesn't show an extension either,) but it has a VISE logo. Opening that file launches the VISE installer and performs the setup.
So, by jumping through hoops and getting lucky, I was able to install the driver.
The bigger issue, though, is why the installation CD and/or .dmg file downloaded from HP's website cannot run the installer as usual...why are they set to open with Script Editor as the default application...and how can I fix it so that other disks won't have the same problem?
[I originally posted this in the Printers forum, but it appears it's not a printing problem...it's an OS problem...]

Installer.app is in /System/Library/CoreServices/

Unable to read dependencies of an included VI.

Hey all.
I am trying to build an executable for a project that I have been working on.
When I tell it to build I get the following error.
Unable to read dependencies of an included VI. Open all Startup/Exported/Dynamically called VIs, recompile them (Ctrl-Shift Click the run arrow), and save them to update their dependencies.
C:\Documents and Settings\du402c\Desktop\XPDR\Working Folder\XPDR_GUI_SELECT.vi
Details:
Visit the Request Support page at ni.com/ask to learn more about resolving this problem. Use the following information as a reference:
Error 1 occurred at ABAPI Dist Report Read Link Info Error.vi -> ABAPI Dist Cmp Settings to Disk Hier.vi -> ABAPI Get Settings From File2.vi -> EBEP_Invoke_Build_Engine.vi -> EBUIP_Build_Invoke.vi -> EBUIP_Build_Invoke.vi.ProxyCaller
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I can't for the life o fme figure out what is wrong. Everything runs fine when I just run it, but I can't actually build it.
I have gone inot the main GUI and done the CTRL-SHIFT Run Arrow bit, and it hasn't changed anything.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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Ok, ignore this.
I created a new project from scratch and it worked fine.

HT3275 I continue to get the following error message: Unable to complete back up.an error occurred while creating backup folder. It's a brand new drive. When I attempt to repair it using disk utility I get:unable to repair disk cannot unmounted

I have been trying to use time machine on a new lacie 2tb usb 2 drive for back up. I continue to get: "unable to complete backup.An error occured while creating backup folder". When I use disk utility to repair I get another error message: unable to repair disk unmountable.
Help me Obie One Canobie you are my last hope

I have confused myself with the facts! Started out keeping track of every step and every variable but have sort of lost it as we progress here. First I quit all applications then swapped connections between mouse port and backup disk port to influence possible bad connections question. Changed power outlet receptacle for the backup disk. Disabled the put-the-HD-to-sleep option. Then powered down the computerator.
Next started up computerator. Turned Time Machine ON and experienced multiple successful backups! Then I started up a few applications, Mail and Text Edit (but not Safari so far). Had a few more successes. After each backup, I used Disk Utility to verify the backup disk is still OK. This because the error about unable to unmount the backup disk seems to go hand in hand with Disk Utility finding the backup disk to be bad.
Put computer to sleep for the night. Upon starting up in the morning, and before doing anything else, I did a backup disk verification... BAD! Did a restart and verified the backup disk... OK.
Did a few Sleep-bad, Restart -OK repetitions.
It seems consistent: Sleeping the computer apparently messes up the backup disk but doing a Restart "repairs" it.
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Now then, I don't understand everything I know here. Methinks that maybe keeping the HD from sleeping during lulls in activity has allowed successful backups through the day but manually putting everything to sleep for the night causes a return to the problem of spinning-back-up-too-slowly (which was explained earlier). Is there any truth in this?
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"Error: Final Cut Pro was unable to read the movie file just captured"

Hello everyone!
We had a computer crash while we were working on Final Cut Pro and backing up some media to a hard drive.
Since then, whenever we "capture' video footage and hit the escape key to stop capturing - we get -
"Error: Final Cut Pro was unable to read the movie file just captured"
We reinstalled the Final Cut Pro software all over again thinking that maybe the software got corrupted and we also rectified any disk permissions for the hard drives.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Efrain
G 5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

We had a computer crash while we were working on Final Cut Pro and backing up some media to a hard drive.< </div>
You eventually want to figure out how that happened and make sure you fix it.
Since then, whenever we "capture' video footage and hit the escape key to stop capturing - we get -
"Error: Final Cut Pro was unable to read the movie file just captured"
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You reformatted the external drive, yes? You might not have used the correct initialization setting. Should be Macintosh HFS, journalling is optional. Or you have a drive formatted for Winderz.
Aside from incorrect drive formatting, we have seen this error if the capture is incomplete or improperly terminated.
It's not an FCP issue, it's hardware.
bogiesan

Unable to read DVDs in 10.3.9

I have Mac OS 10.3.9 and seem to be unable to read most DVDs, at least any commercial movie DVDs I have, even some I played before, I guess under 10.2!
The file system will not mount them. When I insert them, I receive a message that Mac OS X is unable to read any volumes and have the option to Ignore or Cancel.
I click Ignore and look at them with Disk Utility and it says the IO Content is DOSFAT16.
I am able to read the Mac OS X system DVDs.
How do I read these movie DVDs?

Recently I bought a DVD burner and popped it in my 10.3.9 machine, and (after installing Patchburn) it read DVDs just fine. Whatever's going on, it's not an OS issue. If it was, can you imagine the how much noise there would be about it? Again, there have been a few posts on the forums about it, but that tells us all something -- this is an isolated issue and not a general OS issue.
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Unable to load Disk 2 of CD install of Solaris 10

My platform is a Sun Ultra 60 sparc system.
I find it very disappointing that the SUN downloads do not install. Three or four years ago, I had the same problem with Solaris 9. The first disk installed fine, but not the second disk. I finally gave up and ordered the SUN disks, which installed fine.
My CD's are all correct. I made three copies of these disks from an iso image--each shows the correct files when read from a MAC and a PC.
I am unable to install disk two.
Is there a way to load these disks onto one of my hard drives, so that I can install from one drive to another? Presently I have Solaris 9 installed on disk 1 and the first disk of Solaris 10 installed on disk 2.
Thanks in advance.

The graphic drivers do not seem to be the problem. I removed the open source driver and installed catalyst, but the result is still the same; the game starts if sound is blocked by smplayer, but not otherwise. I installed "lib32-alsa-plugins", as recommended in the steam wiki-page. I also installed all dependencies as specified in the Game specific section:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/St … n_of_Kings
The problem remains the same. I've also tried running it from within the game folder, but it results in a steam window saying that I need to assure that steam is running and a user logged in (the same result whether I have steam running or not):
~/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/run.sh ./witcher2
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[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; unable to locate a running instance of Steam, or a local steamclient.dll.
I tried using native runtime, too, but in that case steam started, the game, however, did not start at all, no error or anything.
I'm using alsa as a sound system, could it be that steam and/or witcher 2 depends on pulseaudio?
EDIT: Forgot to mention that I of course have installed libcurl (i.e. the packages specified in the link above) and lib32-keyutils (The game doesn't seem to recognize this when started from the game directory...)
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«Unable to read Drive...»

Hi, I'm having a weird recurring problem - I have an external FireWire400 LaCie D2 drive that's been working fine for 2 years but now, about once a week, I get an error message upon startup that says «Unable to read Drive...»
I have to repair permissions using Disk Utility and it will work fine ... for a week, and then it happens again.
I can't link the bug to any system upgrade, so does this mean my drive is showing its age, about to die on me or is just in need of a reformat?
Being an external drive, I can't confirm via the SMART Status in Disk Utility ...
Thanks for your input ...
G5 DC 2.3Mhz Mac OS X (10.4.4) G4 733Mhz

But trying to see down the road, if the problem reoccurs, I guess it means there is something physically wrong with the drive, right?
You got that right. Take a look at my Firewire conundrum FAQ below. You may not need to erase at all. Resetting the Firewire bus may help.
http://www.macmaps.com/firewirebug2.html
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