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Using Move Rename & Copy to create a back-up disk
macdonjh:
Thanks for your continued support, Brian.
I am close to getting the results I want, and with almost no manual work. That said, I still get some weird results, too. As you said, it may not be worthwhile writing down exactly what I did at this time, so I won't. I just got inconsistent results with RM&C even though I followed the same procedure (albeit with different sets of files). I found that strange.
For the record, my "new" process is:
Using OS-X Finder: drag and drop a folder of files into my external USB hard drive to copy them
Use MC MR&C to rename all the files in the new folder on the external drive using a consistent convention
That's it.
Manfred:
If you use MC Explorer (under drives & devices) and then go to your directory where the files are located you want to copy, you see:
*.mkv (if you have ripped to mkv)
*.jpg
*.xml (JRsidecar files)
You can then use Move Rename & Copy to create a back-up disk to copy all file types to a new Directory (external USB disk).
This process works to my knowledge only if you use the MC Explorer and not the standard views.
blgentry:
--- Quote from: macdonjh on December 29, 2018, 10:06:49 pm ---For the record, my "new" process is:
Using OS-X Finder: drag and drop a folder of files into my external USB hard drive to copy them
Use MC MR&C to rename all the files in the new folder on the external drive using a consistent convention
--- End quote ---
I'm confused how you can use RM&C on files you copied with Finder, because MC will not know about them, and will not have them imported. Are you importing the files in between?
I think it makes a lot more sense to organize in place with RM&C, then copy with Finder.
I'm also trying to figure out what your end configuration will be. Will your Mac version of MC be using the files on the external drive as it's media files? It seems like NO because you are calling them both a backup and a way to share with a windows box. But you keep talking about importing them into an MC library, so...
What is your desired end configuration for each machine?
Brian.
RoderickGI:
--- Quote from: blgentry on December 30, 2018, 08:24:29 am ---I'm confused how you can use RM&C on files you copied with Finder, because MC will not know about them, and will not have them imported.
--- End quote ---
As Manfred mentioned, you can use the MC Explorer (under drives & devices) to process files using the RM&CF function without importing files first. In fact, MC temporarily imports the files into MC to enable the MC Explorer functionality. Ref: https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,118352.msg819733.html#msg819733
There were some problems with using that process, but I think they were all fixed in MC24.0.68
24.0.68 (12/10/2018)
13. Fixed: Non-imported files were not moved with selected media files even if "Move all files..." checkbox was checked on "Rename, Move, & Copy" dialog window, when the action was initiated in Explorer view.
14. Changed: Moving files with "Move all files in folder (including non-imported files)" checkbox checked will only skip moving files that are at "main database location".
15. Changed: "Move all files in folder (including non-imported files)" checkbox on "Rename, Move, & Copy" dialog window is renamed "Move all non-imported files in folder with selected media files".
Of course, as usual, my information is based on the Windows version.
PS: Brian, I am still confused as well. We have both advised fixing any issues, moving, and renaming files in place on the Mac, and then backing up to a separate drive, but macdonjh hasn't picked up on that. I also don't know why a second Library is required, unless it is on the Windows PC is will share the external drive with.
macdonjh:
I have picked up on both recommendations to clean-up my files on my Mac, using MC tools like MR&C, then copy them to my external hard drive using a sync application or Finder. I'm not doing that on purpose, even if it's making things hard, because as goofy as my current file structure is, MC knows where everything is, and I can play everything. I don't want to mess that up. If I lose, delete or corrupt a file, I don't yet have a back-up for recovery. I will soon, though.
MC hasn't had any trouble finding files copied by "drag and drop" using the Finder. If you guys think it is unusual or shouldn't happen, I don't know why it's happening, but it is happening. I do have a library defined that looks at my external USB drive, but Auto Import is not configured to look at that drive. So, I don't know what's going on, either. It is working, though, and I'm not copying lots of files to new drives using RM&C anymore.
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