Mac OS 8.1: Copying Files From Shared CD Issue

Symptom

Files copied from the shared CD to another Mac OS-based computer may not copy correctly possibly resulting in incomplete or corrupted files on the destination computer.

This CD-ROM disc sharing issue is likely to occur only under the following conditions:

• The Mac OS-based computer is PCI equipped
• The computer sharing the CD-ROM disc is running Mac OS 8.1
• The Apple or third party CD-ROM drive uses the Apple CD-ROM driver

If any of the above conditions are not true, then the issue will not occur. This issue only affects the sharing of CD-ROM discs, it does not affect the sharing of files or folders on the computer's hard disk.

Products affected

• North American English Mac OS 8.1
• Localized versions of Mac OS 8.1

Solution

Workaround

If you have a PCI equipped Mac OS-based computer running Mac OS 8.1 and you wish to share a CD-ROM disc with others, you should:

1. Copy the CD-ROM disc's contents to a new folder on the hard disk.

2. Share the contents of that folder.