Error Code -36 driving me insane
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Open Terminal. Type this:
cd
There is a space after the cd. Drag the icon of the external disk to Terminal. It will look like this:
cd /Volumes/nameofdrive Press Enter.
Type cd .Trashes
Now type: ls -a
You will get a list. You should see whatever is in the Trash.
Now type: rm -r *.*
If you did everything right (make sure), that command will delete EVERYTHING in the .Trashes folder.
If you're not in the .Trashes folder it will delete everything in whatever folder you're in, that's why I said make sure.
If it says something like "operation not permitted" do the command again but put sudo in front of it.
It will ask for your password. Your login password. Make sure it's right because you wont see it as you're typing.
cd
There is a space after the cd. Drag the icon of the external disk to Terminal. It will look like this:
cd /Volumes/nameofdrive Press Enter.
Type cd .Trashes
Now type: ls -a
You will get a list. You should see whatever is in the Trash.
Now type: rm -r *.*
If you did everything right (make sure), that command will delete EVERYTHING in the .Trashes folder.
If you're not in the .Trashes folder it will delete everything in whatever folder you're in, that's why I said make sure.
If it says something like "operation not permitted" do the command again but put sudo in front of it.
It will ask for your password. Your login password. Make sure it's right because you wont see it as you're typing.
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If you copy all the files you want to keep, off the disk, then erase the disk, you will be done quickly. But, time may not be as important to you as it is to me.
Hi there I had to do a Sudo command and when it showed what was in the trash file there was only a weird code? And I did not know where to go from here please see picture.
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Ahem… I dare say, if you had done as Bob suggested in his #23 post, you'd be done and finished by now and with a nice clean directory file to boot.
And God only knows what possible Seagate stuff may be hiding on that drive which would also get eliminated in the process using Disk Utility to partition and format the drive.
I'd also be suspicious of "permission" which from the report were "denied".
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Ok, you did not say where the EHD came from so I thought it might be windows formatted. If you bought it new it most certainly would be.
If you did not format it Macintosh Extended (journaled) before using it then you can check what it is by clicking erase using Disk Utility. You do not actually need to erase it, just check what the next window says it is formatted as now then cancel. The error you are experiencing is often a "read" error. So if the files are unreadable and you cannot erase by the standard method then my advice is the same. Save the files you can and erase an reformat the drive.
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If you did not format it Macintosh Extended (journaled) before using it then you can check what it is by clicking erase using Disk Utility. You do not actually need to erase it, just check what the next window says it is formatted as now then cancel. The error you are experiencing is often a "read" error. So if the files are unreadable and you cannot erase by the standard method then my advice is the same. Save the files you can and erase an reformat the drive.
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That last sudo command is showing an empty directory. You're in the right place.
Are you sure you have files in Trash to delete? Is it showing files in Finder?
. and .. are current directory and one directory up respectively and are supposed to be there.
Not sure why it's showing the 501.
Are you sure you have files in Trash to delete? Is it showing files in Finder?
. and .. are current directory and one directory up respectively and are supposed to be there.
Not sure why it's showing the 501.
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cradom, I wonder if somehow 501 is a directory. If so, it could have something that isn't getting deleted in it.
For the OP, repeat the process until you see the dots and 501 again, then type "cd 501" and "ls -a" to see if there is anything in 501. Let us know.
For the OP, repeat the process until you see the dots and 501 again, then type "cd 501" and "ls -a" to see if there is anything in 501. Let us know.
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Not near a Mac right now so cant check. 501 is usually your user number.
Wonder if it shows up as a folder if you look in Trash in Finder?
Normally a folder would show up, under the -a switch, as something like:
drwxrw-r-- 10 root root 2048 Jan 13 07:11 foldername
With the d at the beginning.
Wonder if it shows up as a folder if you look in Trash in Finder?
Normally a folder would show up, under the -a switch, as something like:
drwxrw-r-- 10 root root 2048 Jan 13 07:11 foldername
With the d at the beginning.
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A Big thanks to everyone decided to Erase all
Do post back as to whether it worked or not.
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Error 36 Mac
Reboot your Mac to Recovery Mode.
Open Disk Utility, select your drive, and erase it using the options in the Erase tab.
Quit Disk Utility.
Use the backup recovery utility to restore your recent backup.
for more info visit this URL
https://www.errorsolutions.tech/error/mac-error-code-36/
Reboot your Mac to Recovery Mode.
Open Disk Utility, select your drive, and erase it using the options in the Erase tab.
Quit Disk Utility.
Use the backup recovery utility to restore your recent backup.
for more info visit this URL
https://www.errorsolutions.tech/error/mac-error-code-36/
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