hey, thanks for getting back to me. your message helps a great deal believe me. at least i still have an unconverted coppy of the TV files i was tryig to move so i can start again. thanks for the info
Michael On 22/05/2013, at 12:40 PM, Travis Siegel <tsie...@softcon.com> wrote: > I don't have a version of osx that allows moves via finder. I do however > have experience with moving files in osx and the problems it can generate if > not done properly. > One way to loose files in osx is to move files from one drive to another, > then reboot your machine. Because a normal unix move command simply moves > file pointers, and not the files themselves, a typical move command in unix > will copy the files first if the physical locations are not the same, then > remove the originals instead of just moving the file pointers. > Unfortunately, in osx, this process doesn't happen. Osx will happily move > the file pointers for you no matter what physical media the files are on. > I'm guessing your files were in mid move when you pressed the stop button, > and as a result, the new file pointers never got written. This means those > files are probably still sitting happily on your original disk, in their > original location, but osx has no way to know this, so as a result, those > files are (for all practical purposes) gone. There may be some utilities out > there that could find them and repair the damage, but if there are, I don't > know what they are. U nfortunately, file moves are very problematic under osx, which is probably why apple left it out of the finder for so many osx releases. To be honest, I'm surprised it was allowed in the latest osx release, I'd been given to understand that apple's policy was that copying was far better than moving, and they had no intention of adding a move feature. And, I'd wager this type of thing is exactly why they didn't add it earlier. > Other unix variants seem to handle moving properly. I have no idea why osx > has this little quirk, but it sure is a problem, and you're not the only one > to get bit by it. Search google, and you're likely find loads of such > stories. Nothing for it, except bite the bullet, and try to be more careful > in future when using the move command. Sorry, I know that doesn't help, but > honestly, that's all I can tell you. > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
