Can't write / create large files? (Error -36)

[dripple]

I'm using a 10.4.3 with JaS patch. Runs fine, but it seems that I can't create/copy larger Files.

 

Example: I mount a DMG and try to copy the contents to the Apps folder, e.g. Microsoft Office Testdrive.

 

I allways get "Can't copy, Error -36"

 

 

I have two HD's installed

- the first 80 GB runs Windows XP

- the second HD has a 160 Gig NTFS partition and a 40 GB HFS+ Partition

 

I can't also see my 80 Gig Windows HD, which was available in the beginning.

 

I installed and copied files in the beginnin, maybe could this be an issue of the bootloader which I installed a few days ago?

 

Dripple

[XanthraX]

I think to understand well your problem

You can copy large files only in your Mac HFS partition(s). NTFS partitions, even you see its are read only in MacOSX and Fat32 filesystem not permitted you to copy files bigger than 2 G.

I has the some problem with some NTFS partitions unmontable. Even you have and can boot the both operating systems (WinXP and Mac), your partition table appears to be corrupt. Your solution is to back up the important data on the harddrive with the Mac partition, repartition it and reinstall Mac OSX. Make your Mac partition bigger (I have it on 30G) and you can copy large files.

[dripple]

Thanx for your reply.

 

For me, I found a simple solution. I just added a third HD and installed Mac OS X exclusive on this drive. Now everything works fine. I tried also to partition my primary XP drive and install both together, but with every restart, my partition table was corupted, as you described it.

 

Now I'm havin trouble with my data drive wich was working properly for some days with Mac OS and then suddently not: It is mounted by Mac OS, but I can't see any files on it. If I open Disk Utility, I see that the drive specs a wrong. It says, it is a 120GB HD with 129 GB used and 149 GB left... Funny?

 

I'll do a Checkdisk right now, hope this fixes my problems.

 

 

dripple

[XanthraX]

If not, try to save your important data on this wrong hdd (let me guess it is only data on this hdd, not system) on DVD(s) and repartition it. Use Acronis Disk Director 9 or Ghost 10 boot CD to repartition. Format all partitions and copy back your data. Hope not this hdd to be physically defective.

I had this experience. Mac not mounted the partitions on my second harddisk (with 3 partitions of data) and in some one week I lost the partitions (without any apparent reason). I recovered my data on it (it taken me a day), I repartition and now all partitions are mounted on my Mac. This can be a good verification if your partition table is allright or not.

[dripple]

You're right. It was the partition table who was totally messed. Windows recognized this partition well, as Acronis does.

 

But I started Partition Magic and it say's "Drive Error", I checked the partitions on this drive an PM told me that some blocks and entries are messed up.

 

I backed up all data to a USB-drive and formated the drive with a single partition. Now Mac OS and Windows recognize this drive properly. I also used FAT32 because I want to use this data drive from both systems.

 

For now, everything works fine.

 

And, in summary, my last data backup was ages ago.