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by davidesp
Sat Jun 06, 2026 4:53 pm
Forum: General Topics, Announcements and FAQs
Topic: WinErr 100038 — Unable to read/copy file — When folder was read-only
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Re: WinErr 100038 — Unable to read/copy file — When folder was read-only

It was on macOS (10.15.7, on an old macbook — must update someday!), and read-only (to everybody, including owner) in terms of unix permissions (that were probably set — long ago— via macOS-Finder's "Get Info"), no ACL.
by davidesp
Sat Jun 06, 2026 9:36 am
Forum: General Topics, Announcements and FAQs
Topic: WinErr 100038 — Unable to read/copy file — When folder was read-only
Replies: 3
Views: 454

WinErr 100038 — Unable to read/copy file — When folder was read-only

A cautionary/GOTCHA tale: Unexpected "Read-error" (really a write-error?) due to a parent folder being Read-only
Worked-around, by setting Read&Write, but is there a better way?

A sync from a source drive to a target drive failed for all the files within a certain parent folder.
The reported ...