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Unfortunately, I have fixed all of the sparse files, so I have none available. H:\ is my back-up drive, it is not a Linux-Hosted Samba share.

Cannot write file"H:|Downloads\Build your own PC on a Budget - John Mueller.e91a.ffs-tmp".

Error Code 5: Access is denied (Backup/Write)

This is a pdf document. There are other files with RAP attributes that sync well, jpg, text. It seems that exe and zipped files will not synch.

I HAVE IT!

Most of the files that didn't copy had attributes of RAP. "P" being a reparse point, which is something that was added to the file by the originating software. I copied those files to another folder. This changed the attributes to RA. I ran an update and those files synched!

A VICTORY ...

That didn't help.

I tried to update again ... got the following (typical) error code;

H:\Downloads\Title of File.740.ffs_tmp

I also got the same error with different extensions e.g.

2c0d.ffs_tmp
99c7.ffs_tmp
It appears that the extensions are different on every error.

Yes ... I am sure.

Some files of various formats aren't synching. Filetypes that didn't sync include pdf, zip, and rar. This is not universal though, as there are many files of these formats that did synch. The summary calls out Error Code 5. What is this, and how do I fix it?