Error code -36, what is it?

I tried to drag a desktop file (AIF file) into a folder, but got an error code -36 message. Restarting the Mac Studio fixed the issue, but anyone know why this occurred in the first place, and is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening again?


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Mac Studio, macOS 13.3

Posted on May 17, 2023 12:41 PM

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Posted on May 17, 2023 1:02 PM

About Error code 36 on mac

The error code 36 occurs when Finder can't read or write data from any file. The affected file usually has the extension with a dot and an underscore (say . DS_Store). You need to resolve the error to perform various operations on files from Finder in your Mac

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May 17, 2023 1:02 PM in response to Imagine

About Error code 36 on mac

The error code 36 occurs when Finder can't read or write data from any file. The affected file usually has the extension with a dot and an underscore (say . DS_Store). You need to resolve the error to perform various operations on files from Finder in your Mac

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