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declan_z
Posts: 1 |
 
Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:17 pm |
In response to: "The problem I continue to have is with the duplicate music files created when transferring the files (via card reader) from the Mac->card->phone. The dup files begin with "._"."
I was having the exact same problem on my new VX8550. The way I found to get rid of the files requires a bit of Unix commands entered in Terminal. If this isn't familiar to you you might want to read up some basic information (the "Missing Manuals" series has a good Unix basics chapter . you could probably browse it in a bookstore.)
So, your steps may vary somewhat from mine, depending on your system, but here's what I did:
When I mount the micro-SD card from my phone (I'm using my DSLR) it mounts as a "drive" called No Name on the desktop. This is how I copied mp3 files (into the folder my_music) in the first place.
To get rid of those maddening, phone-freezing files beginning with "._", do the following (modify if your drive name / path is different than mine.)
1. In terminal, type:
cd /volumes/"no name"/my_music
(this changes the current directory to the music folder on the SD card)
2. The next step is unnecessary, but reassures me. type:
ls -a
(this lists all files in the folder, including invisible files)
You should see a list of all the files, including your music files and the "duplicates" that begin with "._"
IMPORTANT: This is also a good time to verify that there is *nothing else* in that folder that begins with "._" that you wish to keep, because the next step uses a wild card to get rid of all these files.
3. type:
rm ._*
(This removes *all* files starting with "._", the asterisk serving as a wild card.)
4. I usually run "ls -a" again to verify that the files are gone.
5. type:
exit
to logout, quit Terminal, eject the "drive" that is the SD card, put it back in your phone and your good to go.
My next step will be to write a simple Apple Script to do this automatically, because obviously this is kind of a pain in the ass to do every time you copy mp3 files to your SD card.
Alternately, you can probably write an effective macro in iKey or QuickKeys that would do the same thing.
Good luck. I hope this helps you.
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aiyagari
Posts: 1 |
Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:26 pm |
Mac + Chocolate users: if you have the resource fork problem (I have it with videos and it does lock up the phone) check out this program: it's only $10 shareware and runs in the background. No Unix knowledge required.
The site is not allowing me to post the URL, but the program is called "BlueHarvest" and it is available through VersionTracker.
You can also construct the URL from the following:
zeroonetwenty com / blueharvest
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babblebabe
Posts: 31
Phone Model:
LG VX 8550/BLACK CHERRY
Service Provider:
Verizon |
Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:49 pm |
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Finally, after owning an 8500 and an 8550 I got rid of those blinking duplicate files!
I realized in following your directions how critical is the exact spacing, etc. is in using Terminal, which I had never used before. I also failed at first try because I was misreading the lower-case L as a 1.
| declan_z wrote: | In response to: "The problem I continue to have is with the duplicate music files created when transferring the files (via card reader) from the Mac->card->phone. The dup files begin with "._"."
I was having the exact same problem on my new VX8550. The way I found to get rid of the files requires a bit of Unix commands entered in Terminal. If this isn't familiar to you you might want to read up some basic information (the "Missing Manuals" series has a good Unix basics chapter . you could probably browse it in a bookstore.)
So, your steps may vary somewhat from mine, depending on your system, but here's what I did:
When I mount the micro-SD card from my phone (I'm using my DSLR) it mounts as a "drive" called No Name on the desktop. This is how I copied mp3 files (into the folder my_music) in the first place.
To get rid of those maddening, phone-freezing files beginning with "._", do the following (modify if your drive name / path is different than mine.)
1. In terminal, type:
cd /volumes/"no name"/my_music
(this changes the current directory to the music folder on the SD card)
2. The next step is unnecessary, but reassures me. type:
ls -a
(this lists all files in the folder, including invisible files)
You should see a list of all the files, including your music files and the "duplicates" that begin with "._"
IMPORTANT: This is also a good time to verify that there is *nothing else* in that folder that begins with "._" that you wish to keep, because the next step uses a wild card to get rid of all these files.
3. type:
rm ._*
(This removes *all* files starting with "._", the asterisk serving as a wild card.)
4. I usually run "ls -a" again to verify that the files are gone.
5. type:
exit
to logout, quit Terminal, eject the "drive" that is the SD card, put it back in your phone and your good to go.
My next step will be to write a simple Apple Script to do this automatically, because obviously this is kind of a pain in the ass to do every time you copy mp3 files to your SD card.
Alternately, you can probably write an effective macro in iKey or QuickKeys that would do the same thing.
Good luck. I hope this helps you. |
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