[MacDV] Quicktime .mov files - cannot transfer to firewire?

[David DelMonte]

How are your computers connected? Is one in firewire mode? (start the 
computer while holding the T key). What OS versions are you using too?

David


On Feb 15, 2005, at 4:26 PM, KathyMac! wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm pretty frustrated with a problem I'm having and I hope someone can 
> set me free.
>
> I have several .mov files on my hard drive as well as my firewire 
> drives. These files are about 6gb.
> I cannot copy them from one drive to another. Every single time it 
> stops at the 4gb mark with the error code of -36 and the message "The 
> finder cannot complete the operation because some data in 'clip.mov' 
> could not be read or written".
>
> No matter which drive I use. I have swapped 3 firewire drives, changed 
> cables, used 3 different internal hard drives on my G4. Then the 
> problem is the same when I take it to the G4 iMac with other firewire 
> drives.
>
> I simply can NOT move a quicktime file from one drive to another.
> I have repaired permissions as well.
>
> Has this happened to anyone else? The clip plays fine. I just need to 
> move them to different storage alternatives because I have so many 
> that I am turning into .wmv files so I need to keep moving them around 
> on different drives and making room.  But I can't move even one!
>
> Any help out there?
>
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