Re: [Bulk] [Avid-L2] Disk_File_Not_Found

Thanks. These are all my old mediafiles and I have always been mac.
Sorting thought 20,000 media files is not my idea of a fun day but I
did manage to get it down to about 500 and have given up on those so I
can move on.

Lou

On May 6, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Red Truck wrote:

> I had this last week.
> This is Windows messing with you not Avid.
> This error occurs when Avid media files from past Avid Media Composer
> projects created on Windows 2000 are brought forward to open on
> Windows XP.
>
> Correct the permissions at the desktop level should fix this.
>
> Double click My computer.
> From the Tools menu, select Folder Options...
> First step check Simple File Sharing setting is not turned on the
> OMFI media
> folder.
>
> Click the View tab and in the Advanced settings window, scroll to
> the last
> option Use Simple File Sharing.
> If this checked, uncheck it and click OK.
>
> Incorrect file permissions will still need to be corrected.
> Right click the OMFI folder that does not have the proper
> permissions and
> select Properties.
> From the Security Tab click Add...
> from the Select Users window, type "Everyone" and then click Check
> Names and
> click OK.
> Finally, in the Folder Properties window, select Everyone, check Full
> Control in the Permissions Window and click OK.
>
> To adjust permissions for an entire media drive:
> From My computer, right - click the drive and choose Sharing and
> Security...
> select the Security tab and then click the advanced button
> Select the Owner tab, highlight the current windows user from the
> list,
> check Replace owner on the subcontainers and objects and click apply
> From the Permission tab, click Add User, type 'Everyone' and click
> Check
> Names and OK.
> Finally in the Folder Properties window, select Everyone, check Full
> control
> in the Permissions window and click OK.
>
> Robert Alsop
> Freelance Editor
> Red Truck Productions
> Toronto
> Video Delivered!
> www.redtruckproductions.ca
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou Wirth" <loutv@mindspring.com>
> To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 1:38 AM
> Subject: [Bulk] [Avid-L2] Disk_File_Not_Found
>
> > It's been a while since I've seen this one. But I am having to bring
> > in several thousand media omf files from past projects to work on
> > something. Now I can't open MC 4.05. Without getting this. I
> > brought the file count down to about 12000 omfs on one raid and
> 10000
> > on another. But was what the solution for this error??
> >
> > Exception: "DISK_FILE_NOT_FOUND'
> > An error occurred validating the media directory HDONE: OMFI
> Mediafiles.
> >
> > thanks
> > Lou
> > Lou Wirth Productions
> > 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
> > Corte Madera, CA 94925
> > www.louwirth.com
> > 415-924-9411p
> >
> >
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Lou Wirth Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, CA 94925
www.louwirth.com
415-924-9411p

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