OS X :: Difficulty With Reopening Files On Flash Drive?
Jul 12, 2009
I went to use my flash drive to open some old files (which were created on a pc, Word) to see if I wanted to delete them, opened several files with Word using Windows for Mac, closed out the files, went to reopen them and couldn't. The size of the files went down to zero KB after opening. I had tried to move several to the trash but I got an "error -43" code. I can't figure out why this is happening. No idea where to start.
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Apr 1, 2012
So i was given a macbook Model: A1181, but without a hard drive. so i thought okay, ill go buy a hard drive. so i go to buy a hard drive, Sata, which what the computer is, and connect it. I have a copy of 10.4 laying around so i go to boot from that disc by holding down the "c" key on boot and there is the standard mac startup chime , but the screen remains white until it flashes the folder with a question mark saying that it can't find the startup disc i also tried to hold down option on boot for startup manager but all i get is a cursor and it never gets to the startup manager. How should i proceed, because i can't get the original hard drive.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4), Model #: A1181
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Feb 13, 2008
My G4 12" PowerBook hard drive is dying and needs to be replaced. I have some detailed instructions or a local Apple Authorized Repair Center that can do it for $100-$120. I have reasonable technical ability. (popping keyboard keys off doesn't sound like fun though). For those that have done this should I pay the money to have it done or give it a shot doing it myself??? (This laptop is my backup but I would like to not screw it up too badly)
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Nov 7, 2010
I have a 2010 Mini with 8GB of RAM on the way and I'd like to hear opinions on how difficult the HD upgrade process is. I'm looking to put an Intel X-25M SSD inside. The instructions at ifixit.com seem pretty straightforward but it looks like there is very little room for error in some spots.
I'm not shy about opening any Mac or any gadget for that matter. I've upgraded the HD and RAM in all the towers I've owned, upgraded the HD and optical drive in a PowerBook G4 12" and done the Optibay swap with RAID setup in the older (non-unibody) 15" MBP. More recently, I replaced the glass screen on my shattered HTC Evo 4G.
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Sep 14, 2010
I have a 1GB flash drive..of which i've placed some iTunes formatted home movies in to hand to my dad who has a Windows XP laptop.
When this flash drive is connected to his laptop and I discover the flash drive on XP, and try to open it...nothing happens. Nothing opens. At best it says that in order to view the files in the flash drive that Windows XP needs to reformat the flash drive, but in the process it states that it will have to erase all content and data to do so..
So now i'm wondering how can I transfer these movie files from my MBP to his Windows XP laptop.?
I've only tried this on flash drives and really hope it wouldn't be the same situation if I used my external hard drive instead; as in connecting my external HD which had a ton more home movies, connect it to his laptop and hopefully it showing up... My external HD isn't running Time Machine or anything like that, it's just a clean External HD where I throw in a lot of home movies...
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Feb 19, 2010
Title says it all. Basically, I reformatted my new flash drive to MS-DOS (which I think/suspect it was already) and files copied onto the flash drive become much larger. For example, a 275 megabyte folder full of images turned into a 425 megabyte folder-even when dragged off the flash drive.
What could cause this? I do suspect that it's a labeling error, as the file doesn't act like it's gained size.
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Nov 9, 2007
I don't know how to delete truly files from my flash drive. Whenever I press cmd+backspace or simply drag file to trash, it doesn't delete fully, i.e., space available doesn't increase on flash drive, the icon just disappears. When I plug it in using Windows, I can see .Trash and .Spotlight<something> folders which are hidden. In .Trash I see my deleted files, but how the heck can I really delete them off my flash drive? I often just copy all my content to hard drive, format flash drive and then copy back my content.
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Dec 24, 2009
I have a sandisk cruzer and i finally decided to uninstall the u3 software, so i copied all my files to a folder on my desktop and then used the removal tool. now i can't get some of the files back on. all of the loose files that i had on the flash drives went back, but i cannot get any of the folders that i had on my flashdrive back on. i used to get a -36 error, but after i reformatted my flash drive, now i get "The operation can�t be completed because you don�t have permission to access some of the items."
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Jun 7, 2012
I am trying to drag/drop itunes files to usb memory stick and cannot
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Jun 29, 2012
I have about 30gb pictures stored on a flash drive, what is the best and quickest way to delete them?
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Jul 5, 2012
I want to back up my files to a flash drive for safety... how do I do this
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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Sep 6, 2009
I just transfered all my files from Iomega Zip drivers to Mac compatible HP Flash drive. Now I can't open any of those files on HP Flash drive. Some of the files have even disappeared. Is there something I'm suppose to do with Flash drive to open files. If I can't open any of my files on HP Flash drive, is there any program I can purchase to retrieve files on Zip Drive?
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Dec 4, 2008
I have a 24" intel imac from 2 years ago and it has USB2 ports on the back right, well if I plug in a flash drive and take files from the drive to the computers they transfer at USB2 speeds. But when I go the other day and copy from the mac to the USB drive it's slow as hell. Like USB1 or worse speeds. It's not like that on my PC at work which has similar specs to the IMac.
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Dec 26, 2009
I have 2 Ibooks: one has OSX and the other is on the highest version of the old OS9. Something odd happened the other day with a new USB flash drive I started using. I was transfering files (word docs) onto a flash drive. When I inserted the flash drive in the old iBook, each file (and document) showed the date Dec 9, even though the docs were from Dec. 16. When I inserted the flash drive in the newer iBook, it showed the correct dates for each doc. I tried this back and forth, and found the same thing. Yet, all the dates are correct on everything on my hard drive on the old iBook. It only is a problem with this new flash drive I'm using. It never happened before.
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Sep 7, 2009
I have a flash drive that I use a good bit, but recently it's started doing this thing where it won't eject. Even force ejects hang and I literally have to restart the computer to get the message to go away.
It also has issues deleting files. Perfect example, I just plugged it in, dragged one file to the trash, didn't do anything else, and when I try to empty the trash it says that file is in use when it definitely is not. Then, giving up on that I try to eject the drive and it won't.
I'd say it won't eject about 3/4 of the time. Other drives are fine, so it's not something I'm doing, and it does it on every computer I try, so it's not just my computer in particular.Any ideas what might be causing this?
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Jun 30, 2014
When copying files to a flash drive it takes 10X longer than it used to. It sometimes takes an hour instead of a few minutes.Â
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Mar 21, 2012
For some reason, when I try to delete files from my flash drive, the file disappears but I don't get any space back on the flash drive. This is ruining my 32 GB flash drive.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6)
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May 8, 2012
I am recieving an error message when I try to copy new files (images, documents) to mac from flash drive/SD card. The message is saying "operation cannot be completed because an item already exists with that name." They are brand new therefore not the same name? I cannot even put them in a brand new folder..
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jul 8, 2007
I want to create a simple flash movie (I don't yet own or know how to use Adobe Flash). Pretty flowers in the background, inspirational music, passages from the Bible or something fading in an out... you know the schtick. Maybe convert it to a screen saver.
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Mar 20, 2009
I am using a PowerMac G4 Dual 867 MgH, running OS 9.2. When I try to create a PDF from a PM document I get this:PDF file was not created due to user cancellation or postscript file error. I have successfully done this many times with no problem. Using a different method I can create the PS file but when I use distiller to try to convert it I get this error message: %%] Flushing: rest of job (to-end-of file)will be ignored %% %%] Warning PostScript error No PDF file produced.
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Mar 24, 2009
I connect to the internet mainly through an ethernet cable, connected to my own base for ethernet connections (Might be a router, but doesn't connect directly to the internet) which is connected to the main Linksys router on the other side of my house, which even has a wireless connection.
Regardless, this setup has worked without issue for a long time now, but all of a sudden now, I cannot connect to the internet (On my Mac).
I have tried unplugging the routers, for extended periods of time, plugging them back in, but I cannot connect to the internet. Whats awkward, is that when I check the Network settings in the System Preferences, it says clearly is that the Ethernet Cable is connected (Which it is), and as a backup, I have even connected to my Wireless Network through AirPort (Which says it is connected), but I cannot connect to the internet through Firefox, or any instant messaging service.
On the main computer, with the main router, the internet works fine. When I try to load Firefox on my Mac, it sometimes takes a long time loading (On a blank screen), and never loads usually (With occasional loads, but usually does not connect).
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Jun 18, 2012
I have just purchased my Mac Air to use in a business that uses microsft small business server.For some reason, I cannot use the sharepoint without internet explorer.Does anyone know how I can load this onto the Mac Air please?
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Dec 4, 2007
I have a single processor G5 1.8 running current version of Tiger 10.4.11. I take pictures on my Canon 1D ll and also on a Canon power shot pro 1. When I tried to copy files from my compact flash card to my G5, it corrupted most of the files. When I pull them up, half of the image is distorted or discolored. I am using a cheap non-powered USB 2.0 card reader attached to the high speed USB ports. I have tried all of the ports. My other devices, Keyboard, printer, scanner (all self powered) work fine on the USB ports. I can do the same hookup on my G4 Ibook and it works fine with no problems. I also tried importing directly from the camera into I-photo and had the same problem on the G5.
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Mac OS X (10.4.10)
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Feb 28, 2010
I already have the Quit Finder menu item, but whenever I try quitting Finder, Finder just pops back up if I don't have any other open applications. Is there a way to close Finder and have it not open back up unless I click on the icon?
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Apr 8, 2012
How can I keep previously opened apps from reopening every time I restart. I close the apps before I shut down, and then they reopen after I restart.
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Feb 19, 2009
I did an Apple software update today and ever since I cannot keep the hard window closed. That is, the window automatically opens, I close it and it re-opens about a minute or two later. If I leave it open, it re-appears on top of all other window/applications that I am working on. Sort of like an annoying pop-up that you can't get rid of.
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Apr 28, 2012
How do I disable reopening windows when logging in. It is slows down my computer when I restart or log in.
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 4, 2012
Befroe people start saying "You have to check..."I have. I unchecked it, it didn't work. I uncheck it, close system preferences, open application, previous windows opens, I rip out another tuft of hair, go BACK to system preferences. IT RECHECKED ITSELF
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Sep 4, 2014
That's about it.
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Mac OS X (10.7), refurb 2/2011 model
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Dec 2, 2014
Here's the problem: Let's say I have Chrome w/ three tabs and Pages open on my Mac Mini. If I go to the Apple Menu and restart, when the computer restarts I want to see nothing other than my desktop. However, regardless of whether "Close windows when quitting an app" in System Preferences > General is checked, the apps (and their respective tabs/windows/documents) pop up, too.Â
App state persistence, reopening apps on start, resume — whatever it's called, I want to disable it. It's super annoying. As mentioned, I tried the checkbox in System Preferences (checked and unchecked), and cannot find anything else that even refers to this. Happens on my Late 2012 Mac Mini and Late 2012 13" MacBook Pro.Â
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MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
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