Mac OS provides facility to write and read most formatted volumes, means that if you are a Mac user then you can read/write most things from the memory card. Sometimes, you may come across “error code -36” (often photographers), that completely halts the copy process as well as sends users to the shores of Google.
Steps to Fix Error Code 36 in Mac OS X Finder are as follows:-
You will want to point it at the directory that is being copied as well as throwing the Error 36 o use dot-clean, the basics appear like:-
- Open the Terminal, which is found in /Applications/Utilities/ or with Spotlight
- Open the command prompt window and enter command dot_clean /Path/To/Directory/With/Problem/
- Attempt the file copy again, when dot_clean is finished, as well as it should succeed with no error code
For instance, the problematic directory, if copying is use ~/Documents/FileBackups/ or dot_clean ~/Documents/FileBackups/
To resolve the issue that should be all that is necessary, after Run command is sure to attempt the file/directory transfer immediately.
Step-1: Open the terminal from Applications > Utilities and enter dot_clean, as well as a single space.
Step-2: To the terminal window drag the memory card or flash drive icon.
To the terminal window command, the proper /path/folder syntax will be added.
Step-3: Now, press Enter key. All hidden ‘._’ files should be erased as well as you can copy files to the memory card or flash drive. For more details get Mac OS support.