Fun with Macs!

[jetpack_monkey]

So, I'm quickly learning one of the more annoying aspects of the Mac. The multiple iLife programs (iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto) create copies of the files they import. This is not a problem in and of itself. What is a problem is that you tend to end up with two of everything on the machine when you only need the one.

I downloaded a Java app (which isn't perfect, alas) to handle the dupes, but it took pretty much all evening and was kind of a pain in the ass (I probably could've just nuked the dupe folders, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't deleting anything I only had the one of).

Also, having a hard-drive that is three times the size of my largest previous hard-drive has made me greedy. I start getting really concerned about file space when I get down to 50 GB now. Mind you, part of this is that I'm vidding now and I work with large-size movie files more often. I really need to get some external hard-drives or something.

I definitely need more RAM.

Comments

[qkellie.livejournal.com]

What was the Java app you got to do that? I did a manual cleaning like that not long ago, but felt like it took forever because I was doing it manually. I wouldn't really mind if there was an automated way of doing it, even if it technically took longer, if it meant I didn't have to sit there and do it myself.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

It's not *that* automated, alas -- it pretty much gives me the dupes in a checklist and I can check which one I want to delete and then hit a button.

I'll see if I can dig up where I found it.

[qkellie.livejournal.com]

Ah. Well, still, I'd be curious to try it out. :)

[binx-349.livejournal.com]

Ugh, yeah, one of the only things that bugs me about my mac.

I have like thre versions of everything, and really can't be bothered to go through and delete all the repeats of photos and what have you. :-/

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

I think I've culled out all the dupes (for now). Now I need to get my pictures organized and import them into iPhoto so I know what I have.