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file copying

  1. seitsme

    10.13.6 draging files between Finder tabs not switch to them

    hi all, Yesterday after a format of my hdd, i downloaded the HSierra installer from apple and this installed 10.3.6 from 10.13.2 i had in the past. With the past version all worked fine.... I started moving files to new hdd from my backup hdd. I needed to move files from 2 hdds, and opened 2...
  2. R

    Stuck on 'Preparing to move...'

    I'm just trying to prep my old iMac ahead of migrating to a new iMac Pro & this problem is driving me nuts. I still use iPhoto and want to transfer that library to the new machine so that it can do a totally clean conversion to Photos. As much as I despise that app I will need to migrate so now...
  3. D

    iMac file transfer to external drives- never completes

    I've got an older iMac (2011) that's performed perfectly for years. Just this morning I have a problem that's never come up before; When I try copying files/folders onto my Firewire 4TB GDrive externals, the progress bar pops up, it tells me it's copying, and then nothing happens. It says...