Why do I get "there was an error working with this photo"?

In LR 4.2, have begun seeing this error message when I apply a keyword to an image. When I move to an adjacent image and return to the original, the keyword shows it has been applied. I cannot see any problems with viewing or editing images but am concerned as I'm seeing this error message up to 10 times per day by rough count. So, in all it is appearing to be a nuisance but with no visible impacts.
Every time I exit LR, I backup the catalog with an integrity test and optimization. When I return, I see no problems with images that received the error when a keyword was applied.
Background: Have a catalog with over 14,700 images that for all other purposes runs fast and well. The images receiving the errors are TIFF scans of negative 4x5 sheet film. In the "active" part of the catalog, there are 519 images.
Have a Mac Pro running OS X 10.6.8 with all patches applied. LR 4.2, current version. Over 410 GB hard drive space available. Eight GB RAM on machine.
Have scanned Adobe Community and done a general Google search with no hits reporting this error message with no apparent other issues.
Appreciate learning I can ignore with confidence or advice on how to stop/avoid repetition.
Doug

Yes. When I am watching, it seems to complete the autowrite in a few seconds after making a change.

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I am new to the forums.
I have been using a Windows Vista computer with I believe an older version of LR. I thinkg it is 4.??
When i would plug in my memory i would use LR to import my pictures and import them to an external hard drive connected to my WiFi router.
I never had a problem with it.
I recently made the move to Apple and got an iMac. I downloaded and installed LR on my iMac and then imported the photos with no problem.
Now when i try and view the phots they are coming up grainy and getting an error:
" there was an error working with this photo"
I then look down at the thumbnails view and all of them are showing ! in the upper right corner. So i click on it and get another error:
"Lightroom has encountered problems reading this photo. You will not be able to make adjustments to this photo"
When I look at the import section i get "preview unavaible for this file"
I would say i am a newbie to LR and i really only used it to import and manage my photos. I have no idea where to begin troubleshooting.
Any and all help would be greatly apprecaited.
Thanks

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