What has Irfanview done to my files???

[P. J. Alling]

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 <pdml at arach.net.au> 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
>>>       
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