Solve : Error copying file or folder?

1.	Solve : Error copying file or folder?
Answer» Hi, My friend has a problem of when he copys some files to an external disk/USB/CD it gives him an error that it cant copy, "Error copying FILE or FOLDER" He can copy some of the files he selected but not all, typically there music and video files There doesnt seem to be any folder permisions set. Any ideas?CD is different than an external disk. Which is it? Are you using a CD or CDRW disc if it is an external CD?Its to anything external, my friend wants to backup his computer before he does a format.So any special burning software or just what's with WINDOWS? Has this ever worked correctly on this machine? Quote ...My friend has a problem of when he copys some files to an external disk/USB/CD it gives him an error that it cant copy, "Error copying file or folder"... Often with this error Windows also provides an error code number. For example, error #112 means there is not enough space on the removable drive or CD. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/debug/base/system_error_codes__0-499_.asp Does your friend see an error code number with the error message?maybe SOMETHING wrong with software u'r friend wants to make backup with ? That's the problem with second hand questions. Usually a LOT of information is missing. Perhaps the friend could post so we could ask him the details?

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Hi,

My friend has a problem of when he copys some files to an external disk/USB/CD it gives him an error that it cant copy, "Error copying FILE or FOLDER"

He can copy some of the files he selected but not all, typically there music and video files

There doesnt seem to be any folder permisions set.

Any ideas?CD is different than an external disk. Which is it? Are you using a CD or CDRW disc if it is an external CD?Its to anything external, my friend wants to backup his computer before he does a format.So any special burning software or just what's with WINDOWS? Has this ever worked correctly on this machine? Quote

...My friend has a problem of when he copys some files to an external disk/USB/CD it gives him an error that it cant copy, "Error copying file or folder"...

Often with this error Windows also provides an error code number. For example, error #112 means there is not enough space on the removable drive or CD.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/debug/base/system_error_codes__0-499_.asp

Does your friend see an error code number with the error message?maybe SOMETHING wrong with software u'r friend wants to make backup with ?
That's the problem with second hand questions. Usually a LOT of information is missing. Perhaps the friend could post so we could ask him the details?

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