[X4U] Re: 10.3.7 and backing up Firewire drives

[Randy B.Singer]

FC Farwell said:

>When it starts to copy a file Ill get a message like icon file is 
>locked and it cancels. Or .ds file can't be read and it cancels.
>Even a simple AppleWorks or text edit document. It will return some 
>data can't be read and it cancels. I'm lost that is for sure.


OS X 10.3.7 introduced a large number of FireWire problems for users.  
There is a bunch of discussion about it on the Mac news and repair sites.

It might just be best to fall back to OS x 10.3.6 and wait to see what 
sort of success folks are having with 10.3.8 when it is released.

Here is how to downgrade to OS x 10.3.6:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25404



Randy B. Singer
Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)

Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting
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