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- rivostevo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17Simple solution for viewing files the old way. Right click, and select "Show package contents". Done
- Bitgod, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12This was needed to be done. Do you realize how many morons screw up their library because they go mucking about in it? Yes, those files in the library are there for a purpose, don't delete them when you're trying to "clean up your hard drive". This way, if you're smart enough to show the package contents, then you're smart enough to suck it if you screw up your library.
- manitoba98xp, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10This, like all other Apple packages, only _appears_ as a file to the Finder. It is, in actuality, a folder. To demonstrate this, go in a terminal and type (for instance): ls /Applications/Safari.app/
This is almost certainly the same thing (Apple also did it for a myriad of other stuff, not just Applications. Dashboard widgets, for instance, work the same way). As a result, some backup software will probably just see it as a folder, depending on how it treats bundles. All may not be lost. - theducks, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Have you actually tried yet? It's not actually a monolithic file, it's a folder with special bits that make the Finder see it as one file. To the rest of the OS, it's a whole buncha files/folder.
- Weaselboy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5rsync still works just fine with this new packaging. Nothing to get excited about.
- DaffyDuck, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5From now on, I'm blocking anyone who does this. I suggest others do the same. To block someone, digg down their comment and then click the crossed circle by their name. Many blocks = permanent ban.
- davewashere, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3The monolith cannot be cracked, it is impenetrable.
- wafu, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Sure, this move by Apple is a PITA for power users, but I highly doubt it will affect regular consumers. It saves them from corrupting and mucking around the iPhoto library and then complaining that it's "broken".
- TheShrike, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3"OK, THIS IS LAME."
All they did was make the iPhoto library folder a package. That's a folder with a special filename extension, for the uninitiated. It's a higher-level UI abstraction, and doesn't affect things like FILEPATHS. - rspeed, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2So basically some backup software is treating packages as files and it's iPhoto's fault? This is far from the first application to use bundles, and not even the first one with massive bundles. Packages are ONLY supposed to be monolithic to the user, to the filesystem it's exactly the same. It should be up to the software vendors to fix their software (especially Apple; there's no excuse for home folder synching to work that way).
- ChromaVita, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1STOP THIS *****
- rspeed, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I was a Mac technician for about 9 months. During that time I saw it happen at least twice. In one case they lost all of the originals (so only photos which had been edited had anything left). In the other case it took about half an hour to manually rebuild the database. Luckily they didn't have many photos.
This is a good thing. A very, very good thing. - mjar81, on 10/10/2007, -5/+6this is really gonna screw with my backup of a 10+ gig photo library :(
...before, my backup software saw it as a folder and only backed up the things that changed inside it... here i come, RSYNC! - actorboy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Done.
- TheShrike, on 10/10/2007, -5/+6"OK, THIS IS LAME."
All they did was make the iPhoto library folder a package. That's a folder with a special filename extension, for the uninitiated. It's a higher-level UI abstraction, and doesn't affect things like FILEPATHS. - TheShrike, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1You can fix that with an alias. See also rivostevo's comment.
- jesstech, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Way to win at the Digg comment system.
- JuyLe, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It is actually a good thing, since now, when you open the package, and go to originals, where your picture are stored, they're stored according to the even they belong to (assuming you use the 'event' thing, it took me 30 minutes to re arrange 6000+ pictures in events, better than my first impression on the whole iphoto 08' thing). Before they were organised in rolls creating thousand and thousands of folders. It actually doesn't change anything, either for power users who can tweak it at their will by showing the package content, and for the average user who will not be tempted to touch it and eventually corrupt it.
- evaneus, on 11/06/2008, -0/+0This is daft. You can't navigate to a file in an upload dialog in Firefox.
I just switched back to Mac after over 10 years on the dark side. The only thing I miss is Picasa. Google, please release an OS X version! - MikeTRose, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1It does affect workflow for users who expect to be able to navigate into the library from an open file dialog or the like (as you might do if enclosing a picture for Gmail, for example).
- ArnoldKulinski, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.
- patrickcorey, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0they need this option for itunes. that directory can be a mess to deal with.
- Mingstasy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0That ***** is reserved for YouTube.
- superpixel, on 10/10/2007, -5/+1jeez. you know, at least if they were going to do this give us an iNAS or something-- the Airport Xtreme2themax or whatever just isn't reliable enough as a wireless HD... never mind this whole issue of sync.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -10/+2Apple apologists in the digg comments make me sick. If this was done by MS they would be the first one to scream bloody murder about them taking about the "freedom".
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -13/+5Easy fix: Stop taking pictures.
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