Peter, to clarify, I tried creating an archive via the finder, ie. creating zip file. Entourage itself doesn't open, it just goes through to the database rebuild options, and each time that is tried it's back to square one.
Bob, to answer your query, the other copy method I tried was wirelessly over home network to another machine. Whilst other files copied across no problem, this problem file just wouldn't. Actually, you gave me one idea which stupidly I hadn't even thought of, ie. copying to flash drive. I'll give that a shot when I'm in front of the dodgy machine again, but I don't hold much hope :-( I did try to connect the PowerBook to my MacBook Pro via Firewire to try copying that way, except another hurdle to jump over ended up being that the Network icon within System Preferences on the PowerBook just doesn't open up - perhaps a function of the hard disk problem, perhaps just another problem altogether?! Anyway, I left that one alone. Cheers, Steven On 7/5/08 8:36 AM, "Peter Hinchliffe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 07/05/2008, at 2:19 AM, Steven wrote: > >> But...when I try and make a copy of the Database file, I can't. I >> get error >> messages like "The Finder cannot complete the operation because some >> data in >> 'Database' could not be read or written. (Error code -36)." >> >> If I try to create an Archive of the file, I get "An error occurred >> while >> archiving a file". >> >> Other files copy and archive without a problem. Except of course the >> file I >> want. I'm guessing this might be because Entourage was an open >> application >> when the disk damage has occurred, or the Entourage file just >> happens to be >> sitting on the part of the disk which is damaged (wild uneducated >> guesses on >> my part). > > Were you creating the archive in the Finder as a Zip file, or from > within Entourage, ie, as part of an export process? > > -- > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
