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  1. J

    Transferring files on HDD to new HDD. Will the new HDD be defragmented?

    I have an external mass storage 18TB volume for Plex. I formatted that as APFS and I am having issues. I have another 18TB HDD and want to format it as HFS and copy all files over. What is the best way to insure the files are written without fragmentation. I am pretty sure they are highly...
    • Johnny Jackhammer
    • Thread
    • apfs carbon copy cloner copy files hfs+ super duper
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: macOS
  2. DominikHoffmann

    How to make macOS files survive an NTFS round trip?

    I am looking for advice on how to avoid issues. I would like to copy files from an HFS Plus (a.k.a. HFS Extended) volume to an NTFS volume. The criteria are: Files that can be opened with Windows apps should be able to be opened. Files that can’t be opened (iMovie projects come to mind)...
  3. M

    Copy changed files only

    I use Carbon Copy Cloner for cloning entire drives, but what is a good software to sync a selection of files and folders only? I want to be able to copy 10-15 folders from one drive to another and only have the changed files updated. I don't want to clone the entire drive, because the drives...
  4. walterhpdx

    Headless Screen Sharing - Unable to Move files, Copies instead

    Recently I made my Plex server running on a 2021 Mac Mini running Ventura 13.1 headless. Everything's been fine, except now that it's in headless mode, when I go to move files from one drive to another via Screen Sharing, my Command Key + Mouse, which used to move files, copies instead...
    • walterhpdx
    • Thread
    • copy files finder move files screen sharing
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  5. Gnarlodious

    Copy files can't copy all metadata

    I'm running Big Sur trying to copy video files from a FAT32 disk to a ExFat disk. Some of the MP4 videos copy normally, but others are unable to copy the file's metadata, and Quicktime errors trying to open them. The metadata is visible on the source disk, and play as expected, but the target...
  6. SpikeHK

    Can I Copy Movies From My PC to Apple TV Hard Disk?

    I guess kind of a newbie question, thanks in advance for your patience. I'm contemplating buying the new Apple TV 4k when it comes out in May. (Possibly pair it with my HomePods for audio output, maybe pick up the AirPods Max as well.) Currently I have a Windows PC and I use Plex for viewing...
  7. N

    need battery replacement, help with backing up various files

    Hi All. I have a battery replacement scheduled for an iPhone 8 and need some clarification on backing up and making certain I have a copy of my stuff. I completed a backup through iTunes to my PC. I understand it’s encrypted so I just can’t pull a single file or note from it. I want to know if...
  8. O

    Resolved MBP 2019 External HDD Problem

    So I got my base model MBP 2019 and chose to buy an external HDD to have more space. I tested the HDD on my windows computer and it is working fine. The HDD is with USB 3.1. I also bought a USB-C Hub but I kind of cheeped out on it. It does say it's usb-c to usb 3.1 however. Now the problem is...
    • Omegasz
    • Thread
    • copy files external hard disk mbp 13 usb 3.1
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  9. sakis_s

    Copy large files to usb through Airport Extreme

    Does anyone know how to copy large files to a usb flash drive through airport extreme? I read that I have to format this as hfs+ but this doesn't work for me cause I use windows and usb drive won't be readable to my pc. My usb sticks are formatted as FAT32. Airport reads them OK and copies files...
  10. G

    memory rapidly reducing and copy paste problem since using ditto command in terminal

    hi, I used sudo ditto command in terminal to copy a folder. I saw that nothing was being copied in the paths I chose and I quit terminal while it was still doing the ditto... I didn't know how to terminate the command itself. ever since my memory is rapidly lowering. for example it is 15.46 gb...
  11. Dfanoe

    macOS I need help for a terminal script

    I really need help... I am NEW to this scripting, using terminal and whatnot, so please be patient :-). I have a list of filenames (currently with no file extension) in an Excel file and I need to copy those specific files from one folder to another. I tried using this script in Terminal...
  12. jmlavoie

    Metadata not copying over.

    Long time reader first time poster here. I am hoping someone can help me out. I am trying to move or copy 17000+ media files from one external drive to another. But it doesn't seem to copy over all of the metadata. For example, after copy, both drives will have the exact same number of files so...
  13. V

    Help creating folder action to duplicate files

    Please could someone help an Automator novice! I need to immediately copy into folder B any file that an application saves to folder A. I've experimented with creating folder actions but I can't make them watch the folder successfully - I have to manually run the action for anything to happen...
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