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<blockquote data-quote="mingteck" data-source="post: 1488460" data-attributes="member: 254115"><p>Ya, mrplow, I think you got me right the first time. I do mean when I manually go down deeper so that when I do the copy, it's a shorter path. I may have to do what you suggest, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />. I'm just postponing the pain and hoping that there is a shorter way. What I don't understand is why can't someone write a program to do that? That is, the software opens the folder, go deeper, and then copy the file with a short path and then come back up again when done. Bypass the 255 restriction with some clever coding.</p><p></p><p>I am planning to reorganise my files eventually. What I planned to do was:</p><p>1. Backup everything to an external drive.</p><p>2. Delete all my datafiles on my Mac.</p><p>3. Redesign my folder structure.</p><p>4. Copy the files back into my Mac.</p><p>I expect this to take a long time, maybe months. But I can take my time because all my files are in the external drive and I can access it anytime I like. In any case, I also have my backup in my TimeMachine so I've got two backups (I will stop using my TimeMachine at this point, or begin a new TimeMachine backup to another folder in the TimeMachine drive).</p><p></p><p>Is this clear enough? It's rather complicated, I know. The problem is that I don't have lots of space to play with. My iMac is nearly full (the internal harddrive is only 500GB, let's call it Drive A). The TimeMachine is also nearly full (as it has been backing up since early last year so it has taken up nearly all the 2 TB in the drive, Drive B). I bought a new external harddrive (1 TB, Drive C) so that I can do this current backup that we have been talking about.</p><p></p><p>So, my plan is to backup to drive C. Then delete the datafiles in Drive A, which ought to free up at least 100 to 200 GB on my Mac. And then copy the files I need as I use the Mac over the rest of this year. By the end of this year, I should have a good set of my stuff on my Mac (the current one has lots of duplicates and unusable files).</p><p></p><p>The thing is, I've given myself a whole year to do what you suggest (i.e. reorganize). In the meantime, I'm looking for a quick and easy way to do step 1.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mingteck, post: 1488460, member: 254115"] Ya, mrplow, I think you got me right the first time. I do mean when I manually go down deeper so that when I do the copy, it's a shorter path. I may have to do what you suggest, :(. I'm just postponing the pain and hoping that there is a shorter way. What I don't understand is why can't someone write a program to do that? That is, the software opens the folder, go deeper, and then copy the file with a short path and then come back up again when done. Bypass the 255 restriction with some clever coding. I am planning to reorganise my files eventually. What I planned to do was: 1. Backup everything to an external drive. 2. Delete all my datafiles on my Mac. 3. Redesign my folder structure. 4. Copy the files back into my Mac. I expect this to take a long time, maybe months. But I can take my time because all my files are in the external drive and I can access it anytime I like. In any case, I also have my backup in my TimeMachine so I've got two backups (I will stop using my TimeMachine at this point, or begin a new TimeMachine backup to another folder in the TimeMachine drive). Is this clear enough? It's rather complicated, I know. The problem is that I don't have lots of space to play with. My iMac is nearly full (the internal harddrive is only 500GB, let's call it Drive A). The TimeMachine is also nearly full (as it has been backing up since early last year so it has taken up nearly all the 2 TB in the drive, Drive B). I bought a new external harddrive (1 TB, Drive C) so that I can do this current backup that we have been talking about. So, my plan is to backup to drive C. Then delete the datafiles in Drive A, which ought to free up at least 100 to 200 GB on my Mac. And then copy the files I need as I use the Mac over the rest of this year. By the end of this year, I should have a good set of my stuff on my Mac (the current one has lots of duplicates and unusable files). The thing is, I've given myself a whole year to do what you suggest (i.e. reorganize). In the meantime, I'm looking for a quick and easy way to do step 1. [/QUOTE]
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