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Please enter a title. You can not post a blank message. Please type your message and try again. This discussion is locked zebratech Level 1 (0 points) Q: Error compressing an error occurred while adding to the archive. files I'm getting the following error when I try to compress a
An Unrecoverable Error Occurred While Compressing A File.
folder in finder:"An error occurred while compressing a file"Are there any known bugs in the compress function? G5, Mac the operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8058). OS X (10.6) Posted on Feb 5, 2010 9:16 AM I have this question too Close Q: Error compressing files All replies Helpful answers by baltwo, baltwo Feb 5, 2010 11:08
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AM in response to zebratech Level 9 (62,256 points) Feb 5, 2010 11:08 AM in response to zebratech No. However, I suspect a faulty file. Try copying it and compressing the copy. Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by William Boyd, Jr., William Boyd, Jr. Feb 5, 2010 11:09 AM in response to zebratech Level 6 (10,524 points) Feb 5, 2010 wetransfer 11:09 AM in response to zebratech zebratech wrote:I'm getting the following error when I try to compress a folder in finder:"An error occurred while compressing a file"Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.There may be something quirky about one or more of those files. I'd create a new folder, then hold down an "option" key while you drag the original folder into the new folder so that the Finder copies all the files. If the copy is successful, then my theory is ruled out and you can delete the new folder.By the way, your configuration details show "G5" and "10.6", which is an impossible combination, at least on the same computer. Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by zebratech, zebratech Feb 5, 2010 11:52 AM in response to baltwo Level 1 (0 points) Feb 5, 2010 11:52 AM in response to baltwo Thanks to both of you. Copying the folder and compressing that worked, but it's happened to a couple folders. Since both folders shared some of the files, I suspect I'll have to do some testing to see what file is causing the issue.Message wa
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into the app window. You can compress more than one file by dragging multiple items onto Compress Files window, and you can also compress larger groups of files by placing them in a folder and dragging the http://www.apimac.com/mac/compressfiles/ whole folder onto Compress File. Download Compress Files for Mac (Note: if you get the http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/07/set-zip-password-mac-os-x/ error "Compress Files can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer", please visit this solution page) Choose the format Compress your files in the format you need (at that moment). One size can not fit all. Sometimes you have to exchange files with your colleagues who use PCs, sometimes you have to compress your files to store them, other times you error occurred want your files containing important projects are encrypted. So we've put in a lot of different options Compress Files, it enable you to easily create: Zip compressed archives (.zip) TAR archives (.tar) Gzip compressed archives (.tar.gz) Bzip2 compressed archives (.tar.bz2) Xar archives (.xar) 7zip compressed archives (.7z) Compressed Disk Image (.dmg) and also: Zip compressed and encrypted archives (.zip) Compressed and encrypted disk images (.dmg) Compressed and encrypted 7zip archives (.7z) Many reasons to use Compress Files Omitting error occurred while mac-specific invisible files Invisible Mac-specific files can be extremely annoying when you transfer Zip files to other systems. Windows and Linux make these files visible and they could create confusion to recipients that receive your files. Compress Files lets you specify if you want to omit Finder specific information (such as the .DS_Store files) and Mac specific file attributes (such as a resource fork) when creating Zip archives. Encrypt your files and projects For high security, you can use Compress Files to encrypt part of your hard disk through the use of an encrypted disk image protected with a password. You can then also email this disk image to other people who know the password. The image will show up as a volume on your desktop. When your Keychain is locked, or when you send that disk image file to another person, the image is secure. When your Keychain is unlocked, you can copy, move and delete files as you would on any normal hard disk. Compress and attach One of the features most appreciated by power users is Compress and Attach. Drag one or more files into Compress Files window, and quickly you will find a ready-to-send email message with compressed file attached with your preferred options. Even without all those invisible files created by Finder that confuse Windows users, if you wish. Archive what you no longer need If
the zip utility that is bundled with all Macs. This offers a simple way to protect a zip archive file from unwanted viewing access, as when a user attempts to decompress the contents of the zip archive, the correct password must be entered in order for the archive to extract. How to Password Protect a Zip File from Mac OS X Command Line If you're familiar with the command line, the syntax of the encrypted zip command is as follows: zip -e [archive] [file] For encrypting multiple files with a password, such as folder or an entire directory, the syntax would be as follows: zip -er [archive] [folder] If you're not sure how to use that, read on to learn how to create zip archives encrypted with passwords. These encrypted zip files will maintain password protection across platforms, meaning you can send a protected zip file to a Windows user and they will still need to enter the password in order to view the contents. Set a Zip Password in Mac OS X You can create password protected archives of files and folders: Launch the Terminal from the Applications > Utilities folder Type the following command: zip -e archivename.zip filetoprotect.txt Enter and verify the password - don't forget this The resulting archive, in this case named "archivename.zip", is now encrypted with the password provided. The file that was encrypted, "filetoprotect.txt", is now inaccessible without entering that password. If you plan on compressing multiple files within a folder, you will want to slightly modify the command with the -er flag like so: zip -er archive.zip /path/to/directory/ This is particularly important for encrypting zips of multiple files under OS X Mavericks. Example: Zipping a Folder and Setting a Password Here is an example of what this will look like from the command line, in this case we are compressing and password p