How to resolve '-39 error (Logical End-of-file reached during read operation)' Mac error

Every single thing you do with a computer, it interprets a systematic process inside. As an end user, we may never know the series of operations inside a Mac computer while we are just reading a file or writing into it. This is the theme of the article, that is, if any of the internal processes fails, the data we are accessing is lost or becomes inaccessible.

In that situation, the root cause of the error must be resolved, along side, we have to take the help of any Mac recovery software to recover & restore the lost or inaccessible data.

Scenario:

While in the process of reading a particular file, the system got halted and an error message popped up. Then, the booting process ceases each time you try to start your Mac PC and propels you to look for any mac recovery option. The error message may read as bellow:

Error:

"-39 error (Logical End-of-file reached during read operation) "

Probable cause:

The Macintosh system was expecting a marker, that can show the end of the file in the disk. Hence, from the initial investigation, the reason behind the above error is that either the marker is missing or it is in the wrong place. This must be due to a system crash or an improper shut down. However, a corrupted file or a serious hard disk error can also be the reason behind.

Resolution:

• If the drive is accessible, try to use the command IMPORT or INSERT from inside a new document. In many occasions, this process works.
  

OR

• If the hard drive is accessible, then try to copy/move the particular file, which is giving that -39 error, to another disk. Sometimes, this also resolves the error.
  


• If both the measures fail, and backup is available, make a clone of the backup. Then, try to import that troubled file form the clone of the backup.
  


• If all the measures fail, the only hope lies with any mac hard drive recovery, in order to recover and restore your lost file.
  software

The mac recovery software come with advanced recovery mechanisms to search the lost files and then recover it from the Mac hard drive. These Mac hard drive recovery applications are efficient as yet easy to use. In fact, these tools don't even require any technical expertise or knowledge.

Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery is one of industry's best known Mac recovery utilities. It employs powerful scanning algorithms to retrieve all types of files, including MXF, MUS, PMD, EPS, PTF, AAC, NSF, SHW, PS, VMX, ENC, fh3, fh5, fh7, fh8, fh9, fh10, fh11 etc. Moreover, this software comes with a boot DVD to recover data from non-booting Mac systems and is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.5 Leopard, 10.3.9 Panther, 10.4 Tiger.