I haven't done much troubleshooting, because it's midnight and my brain gave up several hours ago, but I'm trying to copy some files to take with me on my trip tomorrow. I'm copying files and folders out of Windows Explorer to a CD. I've never had any trouble doing this before, and now everytime I try, it says "Windows encountered trouble copying this file." I've tried different files. I've rebooted. Anyone have any theories?
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Ginger - Dec 23, 2004 7:11:59 pm PST #792 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
dcp - Dec 23, 2004 7:16:03 pm PST #793 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Trouble with the same particular file or folder each time, or the same problem with different files?
eta: Oh, wait, you said you tried different files already.
dcp - Dec 23, 2004 7:32:27 pm PST #794 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Have you checked the files' properties to see if they are marked Archive or Read-only?
Are you copying to read-only CD or re-writable CD?
I have an old Iomega USB external CD burner I use once or twice a year to archive stuff -- mostly photos -- and it sometimes hiccups over any or all of those variables. I don't really know why, just that those are the things I fiddle with to make it work.
tommyrot - Dec 23, 2004 7:38:31 pm PST #795 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Ginger, are you using some special burning software? or the thingie that just lets you copy files onto the CD using Windows Explorer? If it's the latter, have you tried a different CD?
Pro'lly not the problem, but worth checking out....
Ginger - Dec 23, 2004 7:40:15 pm PST #796 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Are you copying to read-only CD or re-writable CD?
Thanks for that idea. I was using a new disk and I just replaced it with another one and something seems to be happening.
tommyrot - Dec 23, 2004 7:41:48 pm PST #797 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's good when things happen.
Ginger - Dec 23, 2004 7:45:10 pm PST #798 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm just afraid to say it's working. I don't want to jinx it.
DCJensen - Dec 23, 2004 8:24:02 pm PST #799 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
If it doesn't work, take deep breaths and try making a copy to a separate folder on your hard drive first. Then burn the folder.
Gandalfe - Dec 23, 2004 9:26:31 pm PST #800 of 10003
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Ginger - Dec 24, 2004 5:41:42 am PST #801 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Thanks for your help last night, guys. It was apparently a defective disk, but since it was brand new, that was probably the last thing I would have thought of without prompting.