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<blockquote data-quote="Dysfunction" data-source="post: 710086" data-attributes="member: 51052"><p>No, once you've done the 'Show package contents' bit you can move, delete, copy to your hearts content. It's just a part of the file system, to be honest from a command line level there isn't even a single noticable difference between that and any other directory. </p><p></p><p>Sorry, but I find the whole "you shouldn't be there" thing to be rather a misnomer. Like many things in OS X they're 'protected' from casual user operations, but the access is there for a reason. There are a good number of us that regularly are in and out of such 'protected files' with no consequence. It's a bit like using sudo and issuing privileged commands, you just have to understand what you're doing when you do so. This does not mean there's a reason to be afraid of it, just not something to do willy-nilly. For instance, copying the files from that location is simply faster, easier, and more efficient over all than 'exporting' them using iPhoto. Especially if you use terminal to do so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dysfunction, post: 710086, member: 51052"] No, once you've done the 'Show package contents' bit you can move, delete, copy to your hearts content. It's just a part of the file system, to be honest from a command line level there isn't even a single noticable difference between that and any other directory. Sorry, but I find the whole "you shouldn't be there" thing to be rather a misnomer. Like many things in OS X they're 'protected' from casual user operations, but the access is there for a reason. There are a good number of us that regularly are in and out of such 'protected files' with no consequence. It's a bit like using sudo and issuing privileged commands, you just have to understand what you're doing when you do so. This does not mean there's a reason to be afraid of it, just not something to do willy-nilly. For instance, copying the files from that location is simply faster, easier, and more efficient over all than 'exporting' them using iPhoto. Especially if you use terminal to do so. [/QUOTE]
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