Error code 36

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dbender

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I am consolidating my iTunes library onto a Seagate external hard disk with NTFS formatting. I received an error message saying "Copying files failed. Required folder could not be found." After some research, I've found the problem is with one folder of music being copied from my Macintosh HD to the Seagate. On the Seagate, there is now an "executable file" with the same name as the folder iTunes is trying to create. (This file was definitely created by iTunes, but it is viewed by OSX as an executable file, not a folder.) I think if I can delete this file, the problem will go away, but I can't delete it. I get error code 36 when I try to delete it in Finder. If I go to Terminal and use the rm command (with Finder window open next to Terminal window), I can see the file disappear for a second, then reappear. I also cannot rename the file using the mv command (I get an "input/output error").

Can anyone suggest a way to remove this file, so that I can create a folder with the same name?

Duane

PS: All other folders within the parent folder have the Unix permission flags set as drwxrwxrwx. This one file shows -rwxrwxrwx. Also this one file shows a size of size of 5.8 MB, while the other 3 folders are about 2 KB.
 
Sorry about that. I'm using OSX, and the Seagate came with something called Paragon NTFS Driver which allows the drive to be used with OSX as well as Windows.

Duane
 
I used that for a while and it was really buggy for me, especially after OS X updates. So I then at how decided to bend windows to OS x instead. So In my windows box I used MacDrive. I know if you can't use that in a Windows domain though.

The reason i went with MacDrive is because of Microsoft's policy to NTFS. Microsoft will not release the code to NTFS but apple release the code for HFS+. So most every OS X NTFS driver is at best a cleaver hack.
 
Error -36 is an I/O error, and NTFS has to do with it. Mac OS X can get r and w (read and write) privileges for NTFS volumes, but doing the x (execute) part (such as deleting anything) can be a problem. rw, no x. :(

So far I have not found a way to deal with the execute part when connecting from a Mac (or any Linux, or Solaris) to an NTFS volume, no matter which driver I use.
 
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