{The operation cannot be completed because the item "sauerbraten_2013_01_26_collect_edition_macosx.dmg" is in use.} appears when I try to empty the trash. It clearly refers to a set of type "shooty" I thought I had removed 12 months ago. Any ideas?
Old-fashioned persists!
Make sure that it is unloaded from the side bar of the Finder.
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After selecting and dragging some photos of Photo on the desk I have their attached to an e-mail and sent them to the coast. Then I selected the 5 photos on the desktop and put them in the trash. When I tried to empty the trash later I received the following message: the operation cannot be completed because the item "IMG_0645.jpg" is in use.
Aren't these photos on the desktop 'copies' of the originals in the Photo?
All wise users out there with an answer?
stop, disconnect all external devices
Restart your computer in safe mode
Try safe mode if your Mac does not end commissioning - Apple Support
empty the trash after checking the files in there are of no use to you
arrested again
Reconnect the external devices
reset.
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I am unable to PDF vacuum garbage. I get a pop up: the operation cannot be completed because the item is in use. Any suggestions?
Are all the other apps open while you try to do this?
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The operation cannot be completed because you do not have the necessary permissions.
The operation cannot be completed because you do not have the necessary permissions. This is the message I get when I want to create a new folder. I don't have this problem until recently. 1.
How should I do?
2 is that there is a security breach?
I use sierra but, I had the same problem with el Capitan
When you try to create a new folder? is it an external device? your office? a NAS?
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The operation cannot be performed because one or more required items be found.
(Error code - 43)
I have several items in my trash that will not delete. I get the message that precedes, when I try to do. I deleted successfully other files using "delete immediately", but these just won't. I also can not move out of the trash to another folder.
I'm using an iMac with OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 operating system
Have you tried the instructions in the order that they are arranged in you may not empty the trash or move a file to the Trash - Apple Support?
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Have used the SD Transcend 360 256 MB card for data storage with success during the last 6 months on my MBP to mid-2014. Installed their wake from sleep early support software.
Above error code invite you in this context: I wake up Mac in the morning after sleep. Transcend icon "wake up" and appear on the desktop (as it should). I check disk utility and the card is recognized. HOWEVER, about 1/3 of those mornings, despite appearing and functional map icon (folder open when I click on it), when I try to write/copy a file or folder to it, I get the above error code? For about a week I missed that everything seemed normal. My current 'fix' is to eject the card (requires a 'forced ejection"which I'm concerned could damage the card?), but the card ejects without delay. 90% of the time when I remove and reinsert the card, the operating system recognizes, all right. (There are a dozen times when I had to reboot for it to be recognized.)
All the others did this experiment with the Transcend (I submitted a request for tech support to them with a persistent response of 'Question Mac'... (LOL). This error has been noted several times on the Forum discussion, but in the context of external drives and with no apparent solution. FYI, I use the Transcend (in addition to external systems) b/c it works essentially like a hard drive internal and I use it mainly for Google Drive perfectly... except for the above inconveniences. Thanks in advance!
This is the Office Mac Pro forum. I asked that your post moved to the forum of laptop MacBook Pro or another appropriate forum.
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I want to change the external hard drive that I use for my time machine backups. I went through the steps listed here:
It seems to work correctly. I shot TM back and adding the new drive. TM is now backing up files on the drive up, but there is a problem.
For some reason, TM has begun to put backups "freely" for lack of better in the external hard drive, and not in the backups.backupdb folder for a week, then returned to save them in the backups.backupdb > ComputerName > files from backups. So in other words, when you click on the hard drive in the finder, it opens the player and you see a folder named Backups.backupdb and then a bunch of mixed in which files are backups time machine named 2016-01-24-XXXXXX, etc.. When you go to the folder Backups.backupdb, there's a more random "loose" time machine backup file 2016-01-23-XXXXXX, and then another folder with the name of computers and in the folder are all TM backups except loose ones I mentioned earlier.
It seems that TM is working properly now, but I don't know why he put the files from the first days outside the backup folder. However, when I do drag, I get the error:
The operation cannot be completed because backup items is not editable
I want to just put all the files in the right folder so that I can A) keep my disk organized and (B) ensure what TM can find everything correctly should I have to go back.
No idea what is happening and how to fix it?
Although the documentation Apple says you can copy Time Machine backups in the Finder, it is very slow and sometimes does not.
This technique works only if the volume that you copy to the same size or larger that that you are copying to.
First of all, please open the Time Machine preference pane and click the Select Disk... button. You may be able to unlock the settings first, by clicking on the padlock icon in the lower left corner of the window. Log in as administrator.
Remove the volume you want to copy in the list of backup destinations. Then turn off Time Machine.
Launch disk utility, open the built-in Help and search for the term 'Double '. Follow the instructions. All existing data on the destination volume will be deleted. That shouldn't be a problem, because you do not want to mix non-sauvegarde and backup data on the same drive anyway.
If the volume you are copying has been encrypted by Time Machine, you must first unlock it. Click the release button in the toolbar of the disk utility window.
Turn Time Machine back on and select the new volume as a backup destination. Alternatively, you can continue to use the old volume, if you wish. Both will be alternated when both are available.
ATTENTION: If you copy the volume is corrupted, as shown by the ERD or first aid in disk utility, while corruption is copied to the new drive. Do not copy data from a damaged on a faulty disk volume. Put aside the reader and do not use until you don't know that you no longer need the data. Then securely erase it and bring it to a recycling center. Do the same if the restore operation fails with "disk errors."
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I'm money than Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1. The following information are linked to the steps to solve a persistent problem. Please read carefully and answer completely, since you asked users to report carefully on the long process of troubleshooting-advice you provided. I've been at it for six hours now in this round of troubleshooting.
I tried to solve the continued permission errors and- or "this action cannot be completed because the folder or the file is open in another program." This happens when attempts to cut-copy-paste------delete files (including the specific details listed below). I searched on the Microsoft Support site to find answers to solve the problem, including the thread:
http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-files/in-Windows-7-getting-error-the-action-cant-be/449b2e05-8ED0-4A72-98bd-dde430d27e10?TM=1356626412321
In accordance with this notice of sons, I emptied my Temp folder. The problem persisted. I downloaded the app 'Take Ownership' and also tried with periodic and sporadic success. It seemed to lengthen the time between recurrences of the problem - that it would allow me a half a dozen of all cutting------copy-paste and------or remove actions, until the error messages stop me to exercise that or any other action. Then, I used the task Mgr end explorer.exe and reopen it to see if that makes a difference. For a while it worked, where I could make a few cut sporadically------copy-paste and------or delete actions. Today I'm at the point where I can preform one action, then I have to open task Mgr, end explorer.exe and then restart it to perform again a more cut-copy-paste or delete action. So, I have to return to the task Mgr and repeat the process above, for each new action I want to perform.
I watched rained down in the above quoted thread, and followed Support Engineer Samhrutha G troubleshooting tips - method 4 - start the computer start-up in minimal mode and to use the diagnostic selective startup. In previous discussions, you have asked for advice as to what you were doing when the problem occurs, so I rated as below:
I went into msconfig, unchecked "Load Startup items", went to the tab Serivce and allowed only half of them. He was 12 of 24 listed entries. During the tests, programs that are only open on my desk were two windows explore and Notepad to save the results. I got the following results:
I moved the contents of a folder on my main C drive on my external drive of 3 TB. When I then tried to remove this folder on my external hard drive I got the message
"You must be authorized to perform this action."
You need authorization S-1-5-21-602162358-602609370-839522115-1004 to make changes to this file.
After I clicked retry the record has been deleted. When I went to delete another folder in the same location on my external hard drive, he deleted the first time. He was then three other orders normally external hard disk.
Then I tried to delete a file in a different location on the external hard drive and the message
"You need give permission to delete this folder.
When I clicked on continue what he deleted
I cut and pasted a file from my external hard drive to my C drive. The record stuck on drive C. He pasted the folder on drive C, but the original folder remained on the external hard drive, even though it was a cut and paste. So when I went to delete the original folder that should have been cut, this message came:
"You need permission to delete this folder.
When I clicked on continue he grew up:
", You need permission to perform this action."
You need authorization MYCOMPUTERNAME\MYCOMPUTERNAME to make changes to this file.
When I clicked Try Again he deleted. But why he would leave the original behind if it was a cut and paste?
After that, I tried to cut and paste a file to a location on the external external hard drive to another location on the hard drive, after I had seen the contents of that folder and went up a level to the folder parent to try the cut and paste. I received the following message:
"Cannot perform this action because the folder or the file is open in another program
Close the folder or file, and then try again.
When I clicked Try Again it just repeat the error message, don't not allowing me to carry out the action and any other further reduction-copy paste and- or delete actions. I had not opened or closed all other folders, windows or applications, during the above test.
Based on the Support Engineer Samhrutha G troubleshooting tips 4 method found on the following thread:
http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-files/in-Windows-7-getting-error-the-action-cant-be/449b2e05-8ED0-4A72-98bd-dde430d27e10?TM=1356626412321
(same thread as cited previously) Then I went into msconfig > Services and reduced the number of items in the selective startup of a unit, as I started 11 - instead of 12 - 24 listed entries. Upon reboot, I decided to re - check msconfig. In msconfig > Services he showed 165 points. All had a check in the box next to them. These 165 points, 56 showed as "ongoing" the rest showed as stopped. It would be useful that I specifically what were these 56 entries?
I continued with the troubleshooting test based on these settings initiated by Support Engineer Samhrutha G tips to reduce the selective startup (remember... it was 11 selected items)
I started by I try to copy / paste a file from my external hard drive to my C drive. He has successfully completed. When I went back to the location of the original file on the hard disk external and clicked on undo move, the message came:
"You need give the administrator permission to move this folder.
When I clicked on continue as he moved the folder
Then I tried to cut a file on the C drive and stick it in my external hard drive. He successfully completed the task. I then went back to the original location of the file on the C drive and tried to "Undo Move". I received the following message:
"You need give the administrator permission to move this folder.
By clicking on continue he grew up
"You must be authorized to perform this action."
By clicking on try again, just to repeat the error message and could not undo the move
I tried to cut the entire contents of a folder on my C drive and stick it in a directory on my external hard drive. He was able to make the cut and paste but left a folder and two files back in the original location on my C drive. When I then went to cut the 3 elements he missed and move them to the location I had initially indicated on my external hard drive - for the first file he brought up in the dialogue that he was already stuck and I would like to merge, etc, that I clicked on none. the second file in the sequence that he grew up:
"You must be authorized to perform this action."
When I clicked on continue he grew up
"You must be authorized to perform this action."
You need permission from the administrator of the computer to make changes to this file.
When I clicked on Try Again, he said.
"Cannot find this article.
It is no longer in C:\Projects\FolderName. Check the location of the item, and then try again.
When I clicked Try Again he repeats just this same error message until I had to click Cancel to exit.
The record was then only showed only two remaining elements. Because the first cut and paste involved 22 files and 3 folders, now I am unable to say which of them got ignored or lost. When I updated the location of the original files he showed that a single folder on the left and the content was empty. When I checked it now duplicated and pasted to the location of this folder on the external drive, he was there with the appropriate content. So he had left this file to the original location, but it was empty. Why this erratic behavior?
When I went, then, remove this folder remaining from the original location, he deleted successfully. If you understand the above message, you notice that a file has disappeared.
I now need to mention an incident b4 I started the process of solving problems today. I felt that you needed some context b4 I mention this. I had tried to cut a folder that contains 33 files and 6 records. The six files contained two subfolders whose combined total content contained 28 photos - a mixture of mp4, JPEG and mp3 - for a total of 61 files in the parent folder, I tried to cut and paste. I tried to paste the folder parent on my external hard drive. He started at the cut and paste normally 7.04 GB and towards the end, I got the message
"Cannot perform this action because the folder or the file is open in another program
Close the folder or file, and then try again.
He was unable to finish when I clicked on Try Again, and I had to cancel out. However, he had removed all but one of the folders containing three files and it was not pasted into the new location. They were gone. I did a search on Win for some of the names of known files in this folder, and none appeared. Fortunately I had them on a second external drive. I plugged it to restore files, and of course that means more open task Mgr, ending explorer.exe and reopen in order to restore the files that explore had lost.
After my results displayed above two rounds of by using a clean boot and selective startup, you can see that it is very difficult to actually diagnose the problem because it happens inconsistently. It is also very time consuming and very, very, very, very, very frustrating.
I decided to try the method of disabling "just" thumb caching in the registry according to the advice of Robert P in the thread quotes. He said that I should go to Start > Run > gpedit.msc and "disable implementing caching thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files" that was published of course in OK Win 7 > files, folders, and storage of the Microsoft Community forum. So I typed gpedit.msc in the search bar, and there was no instance of gpedit.msc, only setup.exe, I had to take was to gpedit.msc. I installed it and after installation I typed again and he has not yet posted. So I rebooted. Restarted it showed up. When I went to run gpedit.msc, he brought to the top of the window with the error message group policy "MMC could not create the snap" when I looked up this article in the Microsoft Community, I found the link to the Win 7 forum, where the Star NIthyananda reported community
"Gpedit.msc is not available in Windows 7 Home premium. Discussion here:http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-performance/when-i-open-gpeditmsc-on-my-computer-which-is/b1576a0f-348a-49D8-be70-d83d0f36e8aa?tab=AllReplies#tabs
He then mentioned
"If you want to disable caching of thumbnails, you can access the registry editor and go to changing the location according to the value [note: its mine incorrect grammatical syntax and not]".
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\DisableThumbnailCache ".
with no information on how actually access HKEY_CURRENT_USER
I found the appropriate information on how to access the registry in Win 7 running regedit, with information on how to navigate to the appropriate location in the registry to disable the thumbnail cache
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\DisableThumbnailCache
but there is no entry "DisableThumbnailCache.
I researched and found that you can add it in
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/10794-thumbnail-cache-enable-disable.html
I downloaded the Disable_Thumbnail_Cache.reg file. After running Disable_Thumbnail_Cache.reg to merge it into the registry, I then returned to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\
and yet, there was no entry on DisableThumbnailCache
The second method mentioned in
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/10794-thumbnail-cache-enable-disable.html
has been to access via the Group Policy Editor
I searched for the Group Policy Editor in Windows 7 search bar and it showed three entries
A folder titled "for Windows 7 Group Policy Editor.
a zip file named "add_gpedit_msc_by_jwils876_d3kh6vm.zip".
Setup.exe
The "Group policy for Windows 7 Editor" folder contained just the same two files listed below it
So, I went ahead and ran the setup.exe and then restarted. After the reboot, I did a new search for the Group Policy Editor and he grew up just three results.
I went back on the WindowsSeven Forum and found advice in the thread
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/3652-local-Group-Policy-Editor-open.html
Title: how to open the local Group Policy Editor in Windows 7
The tips were:
To search for a group policy or the registry key, value, etc., see:
The link above leads to:
"The GPS is going to move to a new end area January!
http://gpsearch.azurewebsites.NET
You will be redirected in 15 seconds! »I waited about 3 minutes and it went nowhere, so I clicked on the http link and he grew up:
GetCategoryDependencies() - 500ServerError
This is where I could and I am now. And I can't "simply" disable caching of thumbnails. Can I return to my workspace and all simply continue with the editing work that I do, which is to cut, or -copy-paste and or delete files that I advance in my workflow. I can't do it without opening task and then Bishop ending and re-open explorer.exe for each order, I want to achieve.
At this point now a few hours later including writing this message, I think that a new facility would be easier, more rapid and less headaches but that will solve the problem?
Sense my frustration? If this is not the case, let me make it clear. It's extremely frustrating. Why Windows doesn't have a fix for this is an error permanently?
It was mentioned in the original thread that I cited that it would be better to start a new thread and continue to add my comment to the answers already posted 138. This problem has plagued me for months. Please notify
As you have tried many fixes and changes to the registry, I suspect that your only option is a clean installation
And having done so don't try not to cut/copy anything other than the data in the files in libraries in any other player. Copy of records of the victory Road will result in the registry locations becoming screwed.
And if you really need locate the lbraries on another drive will redirect the location of other libraries that animate
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I had FF 3.0.10 for two years. My preferences are set to automatically check updates, my for a reason, it apparently never worked. I am the administrator for my Mac and have read/write permissions. The manual "check for update" under the menu help is disabled and will not work. " I tried to reset the permissions, quit and restart several times. At a given time, the window ' check for updates ' seems to be enabled, but froze when he started the download and came back to grey again. I tried to download 3.6 on your site, but when I try to drag FF in the app, I get a message that says "the operation cannot be performed because you don't have sufficient privileges for some of the items. Through it all, I noticed that my download folder is gone from the dock on my screen
- Download a new copy of the Firefox program: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html
- Trash the current demand for Firefox to do a cleanup (re) install.
- Install the new version you downloaded.
Your profile data is stored in the Firefox profile folder, so you will not lose your bookmarks and other personal data.
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Original title: server busy
I get a popup server busy with the message: "this action cannot be completed because the other program is busy. ' Choose ' switch to ' to activate the busy program and correct the problem. There are two buttons"'Switch To' and 'Retry '. Neither fixes the problem and I do not understand what they are talking about.
Hi adarb,
1. when exactly you get this message?
2. what applications do you use when you get this message?
Method 1:
You can restart the computer and check if it helps.
Method 2:
You try to perform a clean boot. A clean boot to check if startup item or services to third-party application is causing this issue.
You can read the following article to put the computer in a clean boot:
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353
If your problem is resolved after the clean boot, and then follow the steps mentioned in the article above to refine the exact source.
After you have used the boot is a way to solve your problem, you can follow the steps to configure Windows XP to start normally.
Hope this information is useful.
Jeremy K
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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Original title: OPEN IN ONE OTHER PROGRAM? __ACTION CANNOT BE COMPLETED-
Running Windows 7 64, I get this message a lot in trying to make things happen in Windows Explorer:
"The action cannot be completed because the folder or file is open in another program."
He would have to open? I tried to close all.
Ahhh... Here's the clue. I went back to the error message just noew (about 1 minute later) and clicked on TRY AGAIN... and it worked very well.
This leads me to believe that this is not a matter of rights (I'm admin on a stand-alone computer.
Its not another program I have running because I has not changed anything in the delay of one minute.
COULD IT BE SOME #@! ## @! # Indexing PROGRAM of RESEARCH that would be really cool, except that it's causing problems like this?
All ideas are welcome.
Hey stevecook3dw,
Please test and see if you get the same error message when it is started in safe mode. After the test, if you do not receive the error message, you can run clean boot to test which causes this error.
Step 1: Safe Mode
For safe mode, see the steps in the article below.
Start your computer in Mode safe:
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-modeStep 2: Perform the clean boot
Please see this article for detailed information on how to do it.
How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
Note: Ensure that you switch your computer to normal startup mode after completing the troubleshooting steps. Steps are available in the article above.
Kind regards
Shinmila H - Microsoft Support
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The operation cannot be performed because the "Firefox" element is in use.
Whenever I try to download the latest version of Firefox on my mac, I get the following error:
"The operation cannot be performed because the"Firefox"element is in use."
I close Firefox and still get this error. I tried this guy 100 times and may not know how to solve this problem. Help!
I have Mac OS X 10.6.8 v.
Download the full Firefox installation program and save the file to the desktop
https://www.Mozilla.org/en-us/Firefox/all.htmlIf he has problems with the update or with the permissions then best is to download the full version and trash the version currently installed to do a fresh install of the new version.
Download a new copy of the Firefox application and save the file to disk on the desktop image
- Firefox 33.0: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html
- Basket of the current application of Firefox (open the Applications folder in Finder and drag the Firefox application to the trash) to do a cleanup (re) install
- Install the new version you downloaded
- https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/installing+Firefox+on+Mac
Your personal data are stored in the Firefox profile folder, so you will not lose your bookmarks and other data to personal when you uninstall and (re) install Firefox.
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I am trying to remove approximately two weeks (at a time), but I get "the operation cannot be performed because you have not granted access to some of the elements." How can I get around that?
Thank you
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I use Money version 1105, 2004 updated. I have 2 qusstions-
1. in closing down, it saves ok but there is a message saying that the operation cannot be completed. I then use the Task Manager to complete.
2. is there a version of Money that runs this file? I tried Sunset but does not recognize my file.
Any help would be great, thanks in advance
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For any question on any version of Microsoft Money, ask http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en/money/threads.
Make sure your data and Money backup files are in Documents or another non-protected area, not the default money Program Files or changes and updates will not be saved.
Unless you are in the USA, the version of Money 2005 (released in 2004) 14.0.120.1105 is the latest available. Sunset silver bed only U.S. data files.
Installation file to Money 2005 International English QFE2 (not for USA, Canada, UK) from Microsoft, including stand-alone updates 1105, is available at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26922
Money 2005 UK - QFE2 (the fixed standalone UK Money 2005 file) can be downloaded from the link to http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26915
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I am trying to remove a file from CD image (.img) of my office
When I try to put it in the bin I get the message
"The action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program close the file, and then try again"
First, I checked the obvious things like if the .img file was mounted in a virtual drive - it isn't so I then used LockHunter to find which application is using the file so I can close by the Task Manager.
Unfortunately LockHunter told me that the file is used by 'System' - which cannot be closed through the TM.
Any help?
The problem is that the program that allows you to mount the image always uses the image. In my case I used the magical disc. Go to the start menu find the magic disk or folder folder, there should be an option to uninstall the magic disc. I tried UN-installing conrtol add and remove programs but it wouldn't let me. You can also click on computer in Start menu and see if the file you want to remove is always mounted (appears as a CD image). In this case that you can click the eject disc hit.
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