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From: johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Finder 6.x puzzlements
Message-ID: <95300002@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 27 Jul 90 04:31:00 GMT
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In article <1099.26af1994@waikato.ac.nz>, ccc_ldo@waikato.ac.nz
(Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University) writes:
 > Also, when copying such a large number of files, I have sometimes
 > hit the message "The file such-and-such couldn't be written and was
 > skipped (disk error)" (or something like that). And yet after I've
 > finished the bulk copying, I can go back and individually copy those
 > troublesome files (three or four of them in the worst case so far),
 > and they will copy OK.
 > 
 > Any ideas? I can't believe that I'm having I/O errors on the SyQuest...

I also had this problem (I think it was with System 6.0.3), but
it did turn out to be a bad SyQuest ( :-(  )  (Fortunately, MirrorTech
shipped me a replacement UPS Overnight -- got it the next day!).

Most formatting software has an option to do a non-destructive test (i.e.
doesn't erase your files) of your drive (of your cartridge if a SyQuest
removable).  Try that.


Erik A. Johnson, Graduate Student        \ Internet:  johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu
Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering  \
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign \