Comments on: MacMost Now 148: Merging Folders http://macmost.com/merging-folders.html MacMost: Making the most of your Mac, iPhone and iPad. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:55:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bob http://macmost.com/merging-folders.html#comment-19798 Bob Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:35:46 +0000 http://macmost.com/merging-folders.html#comment-19798 In my case, I have three folders (backups of music libraries). There are no duplicates within each folder, however when the folders merge there will be some. I am trying the terminal command, merging two of the three folders. It's taking forever, but seems to be working. In my case, I have three folders (backups of music libraries). There are no duplicates within each folder, however when the folders merge there will be some. I am trying the terminal command, merging two of the three folders. It’s taking forever, but seems to be working.

]]> By: Gary Rosenzweig http://macmost.com/merging-folders.html#comment-19797 Gary Rosenzweig Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:08:13 +0000 http://macmost.com/merging-folders.html#comment-19797 Not sure how detailed you can get, but in your situation you should also consider the manual route -- just do it by hand and make the decisions yourself. It might take longer, but it might be the only way to get the job done right. Not sure how detailed you can get, but in your situation you should also consider the manual route — just do it by hand and make the decisions yourself. It might take longer, but it might be the only way to get the job done right.

]]> By: Bob http://macmost.com/merging-folders.html#comment-19796 Bob Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:03:31 +0000 http://macmost.com/merging-folders.html#comment-19796 But what if the files are the same name? The first two options don't work. And unfortunately I don't have enough hard drive space for the 3rd. Also what if the files have subfolders? And what if some of those subfolders have the same name, but different contents? Can't an app ask the system to look at two file structures, and merge the individual files in folders that share a name? But what if the files are the same name? The first two options don’t work. And unfortunately I don’t have enough hard drive space for the 3rd.

Also what if the files have subfolders? And what if some of those subfolders have the same name, but different contents?

Can’t an app ask the system to look at two file structures, and merge the individual files in folders that share a name?

]]> By: srgb http://macmost.com/merging-folders.html#comment-17636 srgb Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:57:17 +0000 http://macmost.com/merging-folders.html#comment-17636 Very informative and well presented. Just what I was looking for. Many thanks! Very informative and well presented. Just what I was looking for. Many thanks!

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