Quite right. The "file busy" issue is a Windows error and not an Irfanview thing. There's a number of fixes going around, such as
http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/ Carl -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: 5. november 2007 21:53 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: What has Irfanview done to my files??? If you're using a windows machine, windows has become confused as to weather the file is in use or not. Try rebooting the machine. (Yea, yea, I know, SOP). Rick Womer wrote: > Thanks, Dave. > > Somehow, the "read only" box was checked for the > folder containing the photos. > > So, I un-checked it, verified that the files > themselves had nothing checked, copied everything to > the flash key again, and they =still= won't transfer. > I get two messages, "There is something wrong with the > file" or "the file is busy". > > Aargh. Makes me look back fondly on sorting slides. > > Rick > > > --- David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Rick, try this. >> >> Right click on a file, select properties & make sure >> that the file >> attribute options are all unchecked. >> >> I had this same issue yesterday while trying to >> transfer files from my >> portable image storage device. Don't ask me why it >> happens now and then >> though :-) >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave >> >> At 11:37 AM 5/11/2007, you wrote: >> >>> I just got back from 3 days of meetings in Seattle. >>> During odd moments, I was able to spend a couple of >>> hours shooting, and came back with a few hundred >>> >> pix. >> >>> While I was in SEA, I transferred them to my >>> >> Windoze >> >>> XP work laptop using DNG Converter, and previewed >>> >> them >> >>> with Irfanview. >>> >>> This evening I am home, and have tried transferring >>> the images (dng files) to our Mac. No go. I get a >>> message saying "the file is busy" or "there is a >>> problem", and the transfer aborts after only a >>> >> dozen >> >>> or so images. >>> >>> I still have the images from yesterday on the SD >>> >> card, >> >>> and they are transferring with no problem, so it >>> >> ain't >> >>> the camera. Using the spare SD card in a card >>> >> reader >> >>> didn't work either, so it ain't the flash key. >>> >>> Did Irfanview lift its leg and mark my files so >>> >> that >> >>> they won't transfer? >>> >>> Any suggestions? >>> >>> Rick >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >> directly above and follow the directions. >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- The difference between individual intelligence and group intelligence is the difference between Harvard University and the Harvard University football team. -- P. J. O'Roark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
