Why can't a copy files?

What is error code -36?
Is there something wrong when I can't copy files over in one massive copy? I drag and drop individual files and they copy. Do a whole bunch and something will stop it saying, unable to copy "title" to "hard drive" because you don't have read/write error code -36.
Please help

Try starting up Disk Utilities and running "repair permissions" on the drive you are copying from, David.
( I'm assuming you have administrative privileges on the computer concerned).
What sort of files are they that you are trying to copy?
Cheers
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