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Why does Mac OS X sometimes complain that a copy failed because a file is in use?
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Recently I've been copying files from DVDs to network storage on my Mac running Leopard 10.5.7. I'm just dragging and dropping in Finder to perform the copy. Occasionally the copy will fail with a dialog complaining that a file is in use. If I repeat the copy generally it completes successfully. I …
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The problem is Quick Look. As soon as you open a folder in the Finder it tries to create previews. I'm running 10.5.7 and still get this problem all the time transferring video files from external drives. Only solution seems to be to open the folder…
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