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#476718 - 04/17/09 10:05 AM busy file error [Re: inhaliacounda]
iBookdude458 Where's the cache? Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 341	Hey guys I recently move a bunch of video files onto my G5 and my External HD from my QS G4. When I copy them to my iBook for portable viewing they sometimes require a password or won't copy over because I get the "file is busy" error. I also get the same error when trying to combine two folders of videos into one. how the hell do I fix this
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#476719 - 04/18/09 11:17 PM Re: busy file error [Re: inhaliacounda]
oojacoboo Registered: 02/29/04 Posts: 1468	whats this external drive connected to, we need more info...
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#476720 - 04/20/09 02:46 PM Re: busy file error [Re: inhaliacounda]
Waragainstsleep Registered: 02/13/05 Posts: 1723	Have you repaired permissions? Run FSCK and if you have it, Diskwarrior.
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#476721 - 04/20/09 10:52 PM Re: busy file error [Re: inhaliacounda]
iBookdude458 Where's the cache? Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 341	hey guess what it won't let me fix permissions and I have ran diskwarrior multiple times. it is connected to my powermac G5 through fw400
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#476722 - 04/21/09 12:35 AM Re: busy file error [Re: inhaliacounda]
TonimusMaximus Registered: 01/07/08 Posts: 137	That doesn't sound good. Do you still have root privileges? Sometimes you have to repair the disk several times before it'll allow you to repair permissions. I just use disk utility over and over. It should eventually work...
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#476723 - 04/21/09 12:24 PM Re: busy file error [Re: inhaliacounda]
Waragainstsleep Registered: 02/13/05 Posts: 1723	What error do you get when it won't repair permissions?
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#476724 - 04/22/09 08:44 PM Re: busy file error [Re: inhaliacounda]
iBookdude458 Where's the cache? Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 341	Originally Posted By: "Waragainstsleep" What error do you get when it won't repair permissions? its not really an error that disallows me to repair permissions on my FW400 external HD its that there is no option to repair Permissions in disk utility, the button is unclickable. Is there another way to forcefully repair permissions for my External HD
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#476725 - 04/22/09 11:26 PM Re: busy file error [Re: inhaliacounda]
TonimusMaximus Registered: 01/07/08 Posts: 137	Did you try to verify permissions first?
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#476726 - 04/23/09 09:52 AM Re: busy file error [Re: inhaliacounda]
iBookdude458 Where's the cache? Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 341	Originally Posted By: "TonimusMaximus" Did you try to verify permissions first? cant even do that either, that button is also marked unlclickable
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#476727 - 04/23/09 10:37 AM Re: busy file error [Re: inhaliacounda]
TonimusMaximus Registered: 01/07/08 Posts: 137	This may be obvious, but is the drive formatted in HFS+?
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