Unexpected Error Occurred -8003

Fuuny thing is going on with my Lion install on a 27" iMac. When i try to copy something from any one of my user folders/files to a drive/USB drive, i get this error:
the operation can't be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8003)
I can not empty my trash either, i get the same error. I have restarted the iMac and repaired Anybody else seeing this or know how to get rid of this error?

OK, if i hold down the option key and click empty trash, that worked. When i opened terminal (before i held the option key down), i see this:
/Volumes/NO\ NAME/output ; exit;
fdisk: illegal option -- l
usage: fdisk [-ieu] [-f mbrboot] [-c cyl -h head -s sect] [-S size] [-r] [-a style] disk
          -i: initialize disk with new MBR
          -u: update MBR code, preserve partition table
          -e: edit MBRs on disk interactively
          -f: specify non-standard MBR template
          -chs: specify disk geometry
          -S: specify disk size
          -r: read partition specs from stdin (implies -i)
          -a: auto-partition with the given style
          -d: dump partition table
          -y: don't ask any questions
          -t: test if disk is partitioned
`disk' is of the form /dev/rdisk0.
auto-partition styles:
  boothfs     8Mb boot plus HFS+ root partition (default)
  hfs         Entire disk as one HFS+ partition
  dos         Entire disk as one DOS partition
  raid        Entire disk as one 0xAC partition
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 3: Disk: command not found
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 4: 255: command not found
usage: units [-f unitsfile] [-q] [-v] [from-unit to-unit]
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 6: Disk: command not found
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 8: Device: command not found
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 9: /dev/sdb2: No such file or directory
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 11: Disk: command not found
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 12: 255: command not found
usage: units [-f unitsfile] [-q] [-v] [from-unit to-unit]
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 14: Disk: command not found
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 16: Device: command not found
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 17: /dev/sda1: No such file or directory
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 19: Disk: command not found
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 20: 255: command not found
usage: units [-f unitsfile] [-q] [-v] [from-unit to-unit]
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 22: Disk: command not found
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 24: Device: command not found
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 25: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/Volumes/NO NAME/output: line 25: `/dev/sdd1               1        1952    15671296    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)'
logout
[Process completed]
As i said before, i have been able to use this usb drive on my iMac many times before. Oh, by the way, i dont know how i ended up in the Safari section, sorry.

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