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Anonymous Posted on Aug 26, 2008

Repair Error Code -36

"…A error has occurred while reading the disc. Possibly the disc is damaged or dirty."

I tried using brand new DVD's, but still no good. Sometimes it happens after about 5 minute, and other times 30 seconds.

On rare occasions the movie will continue playing after the error code appearance.

How can I repair this error?

  • Anonymous Sep 08, 2008

    On my MacBook I also keep Getting error -36, this is very annoying!

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How Mac Error Code 36 Occur?
While copying the files from your Mac system you may spot error with code 36 stopping your Mac OS X finder process. Actually, the error code represents "The Finder can't complete the operation because some data in FileName can't read or written. To Fix Mac Error Code 36, just read the easy steps are given below.

Steps to Fix Mac Error Code 36:

Step 1: The first thing you need to do is launch the terminal and to launch this you need to follow the path Applications/Utilities/ or with Spotlight.

Step 2: At commandprompt you need to type "dot_clean /Path/To/Directory/With/Problem/" and if you need any help, call to Mac technical support.

Step 3: When dot_clean is finished, now try the file copy again and possibly fix error code 36 Mac OS X without facing any other issue.

Step 4: The error code may appear on any Mac computer device except the symptoms that may differ due to configuration of the computer.

Step 5: If the problem persists especially while copying the file from a Mac network share through external drive some sort, or to and from a windows computer.

Step6: Delete all .DS_Store files on a Mac using the command line that works temporary workaround if for some reason dot_clean fails.
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-36 is an I/O error. Your drive or laser may need to be recalibrated. Possibly replaced. Is this the internal drive or an external. Is this unit under warranty?

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