Solution - I used a different usb cable and the problem went away. Thanks for the responses. Allan Nashua, New Hampshire allanrube.com www.nebirds.com > From: John Baltutis <baltwo at san.rr.com> > Reply-To: "A place to discuss Mac OS X for the casual user." > <x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> > Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:17:08 -0700 > To: <x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> > Subject: Re: [X4U] Error code -36 > > Type this into a Terminal app window: macerror -XXX, where XXX is the error > number. E.g., for this one, we have: > > macerror -36 > -> Mac OS error -36 (ioErr): I/O error (bummers) > > Alternatively, peruse the various errors.h files that reside on the computer.