Copying greyed out files between drives

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                          I am trying to copy data from an external NTFS drive to an exFAT drive.

However, some files are greyed out and give me this error when I try to copy them:

  > One or more items in “IMGP0029.AVI” can’t be changed because they are in use.

Even after clicking Continue and typing my password, it doesn't copy.

Following this answer  I tried to run SetFile -c "" -t "" path/to/file.mov but I get:

 > ERROR: Write Permissions Error. (-61)  on file: /Volumes/Seagate Backup Plus Drive/IMGP0029.AVI 

Running sudo chmod 777 gives me:

  > chmod: Unable to change file mode on /Volumes/Seagate Backup Plus Drive/IMGP0029.AVI: Read-only file system

Where do I go from here?

Asked by Sebastian (161 rep)

Mar 14, 2021, 11:57 AM
Last activity: Apr 23, 2025, 03:05 PM

Copying greyed out files between drives

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