Best way to remove all changes

What is the best way to remove all changes that were done to an image in Camera Raw, to get the image back to the way it was originally?

Thanks for the suggestion. That would probably work if the file was still open in Camera Raw. But when the file has been opened in Camera Raw, changes are made, then click Done and the image is closed -- the next time it is opened in Camera Raw, Alt/Option clicking the Reset button does not return the image to it's original condition.

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What is the best way to remove all info from a MacBook Pro before passing it on to someone else?

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What is the best way to remove all trace of a software?

I installed a trial version software and now I want to remove it. I did uninstall it but it kept still popup with the message "trial period expired" when I installed the full version in. I want to remove all of trace of the trial version and then I will try install the full version and see if it popup with that message again. I'm talking about the Paragon NTFS for Mac. Any help is much appreciated.
I do have super duper installed and have a good copy of my OS; however, I do not want to restore since I also have a dual boot with Windows as well. I'm afraid if I use super duper to re-image back, it will erace my other Windows OS.
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Any third-party software that doesn't install by drag-and-drop into the Applications folder, and uninstall by drag-and-drop to the Trash, is a system modification.
Whenever you remove system modifications, they must be removed completely, and the only way to do that is to use the uninstallation tool, if any, provided by the developers, or to follow their instructions. If the software has been incompletely removed, you may have to re-download or even reinstall it in order to finish the job.
I never install system modifications myself, and I don't know how to uninstall them. You'll have to do your own research to find that information.
Here are some general guidelines to get you started. Suppose you want to remove something called “BrickMyMac” (a hypothetical example.) First, consult the product's Help menu, if there is one, for instructions. Finding none there, look on the developer's website, say www.brickmyrmac.com. (That may not be the actual name of the site; if necessary, search the Web for the product name.) If you don’t find anything on the website or in your search, contact the developer. While you're waiting for a response, download BrickMyMac.dmg and open it. There may be an application in there such as “Uninstall BrickMyMac.” If not, open “BrickMyMac.pkg” and look for an Uninstall button.
You generally have to reboot in order to complete an uninstallation.
If you can’t remove software in any other way, you’ll have to erase and install OS X. Never install any third-party software unless you're sure you know how to uninstall it; otherwise you may create problems that are very hard to solve.
You may be advised by others to try to remove complex system modifications by hunting for files by name, or by running "utilities" that purport to remove software. I don't give such advice. Those tactics often will not work and maymake the problem worse.

How to remove all changes made to an image in Camera Raw -

In CS4 with latest ver. of Camera Raw, I think there is a way to remove all changes previously made to an image while using Camera Raw.
In other words after doing this the little icon in the upper right hand corner of an image in Bridge that indicates changes have been applied to an image, should be gone. Another way of asking this would be to say, how can I start all over again with the original image in Camera Raw by removing all changes prefiously made to it in Camera Raw?
TIA

Sorry, I don't know the answer to that for sure*. As a certified old geezer who avoids cluttering his mind with stuff that can easily be looked up in a menu, I stay away from keyboard shortcuts as much as I can, using only those applicable system wide, the most obvious ones in Photoshop like deselect, etc.
* However, since no such shortcut appears next to the menu command, I doubt there is one.
You could create an action and assign it a key command, though. Doh!
Never mind. That was a total brain short circuit. You can't create actions in Bridge. You'll need a script. Ask in the Bridge Scripting forum.
Message was edited by: Ramón G Castañeda

What's the best way to import ALL of my photos (34k +) and then share?

*Part I - importing:*
I've got approximately 34,400 photos on a networked drive that I need to be able to control using iPhoto. I want these files to stay on the network drive, but also be controlled by iPhoto (organized by date). Right now our photos folder on the network drive is a bit of a mess, some folders are named by date only and some are named by the event itself ("birthday 2009", etc.). I want this naming to go away in place of the iPhoto method (by date only). FYI, I am familiar with how to get to the "original" and "modified" folders/files within the iPhoto Library.
Question: Is there a way to get iPhoto to organize the photos (all by date) an leave the original photos on the networked drive? or do I need to:
> Import ALL photos into my iPhoto with the "import photos into iPhoto Library" option checked (iPhoto copies all original files to my laptop hard drive)
> Then manually move the file structure (all new folders created - by date) back to my networked drive
> THEN...remove all photos from the iPhoto Library and re-import the newly organized photos from the network drive but unchecking the "import photos into iPhoto Library" option.
Right now, both of our MacBook Pro's use iPhoto to access those photos independently of one another (each laptop does their own thing). This also creates problems because when files are imported on my laptop they are saved locally (on my laptop) and not on the network drive, same goes for my wife's laptop. Then she's not able to see those new photos.
*Part II - sharing:*
I'm also in the process of trying to figure out the best way to share all of our photos between our different laptops. Using the "sharing" function in iPhoto isn't ideal since that requires both laptops to be on.
My understanding of sharing the iPhoto library itself (having it saved on the networked drive) between two laptops is that only one laptop can access this library at a time, or there's potential of having the files become corrupt (two laptops trying to access the file at the same time).
Question: What's the best way to share photos between two laptops?
Thanks in advance

RONBO
Is there a way to get iPhoto to organize the photos (all by date) an leave the original photos on the networked drive?
Yes there is. But I don't recommend it as a way of working with iPhoto.
Simply go to iPhoto Menu -> Preferences -> Advanced and uncheck 'Copy Files to the iPhoto Library on Import'.
Now iPhoto will not copy the files, but rather simply reference them on your HD. To do this it will create an alias in the Originals Folder that points to your file. It will still create a thumbnail and, if you modify the pics, a Modified version within the iPhoto Library Folder.
However, you need to be aware of a number of potential pitfalls using this system.
1. Import and deleting pics are more complex procedures
2. You cannot move or rename the files on your system or iPhoto will lose track of them on systems prior to 10.5 and iPhoto 08. Even with the later versions issues can still arise if you move the referenced files to new volumes or between volumes.
3. Most importantly, migrating to a new disk or computer can be much more complex.
The problems arise when you change the path to the Files. iPhoto has no way of reconnecting that path and you could find yourself resolving aliases one at a time for all 34k Photos.
Other apps, such as Aperture have a command to re-connect with the master files.
FYI, I am familiar with how to get to the "original" and "modified" folders/files within the iPhoto Library.
Good for you but never, ever access the files this way. Period. Within the iPhoto Package File there are no user sercviceable parts.
All your work gets done in the iPhoto Window. Everything you need to do can be done from there - and must be.
Then manually move the file structure (all new folders created - by date) back to my networked drive
Never, ever break up the internals of the iPhoto Package File. You'll break iPhoto if you do.
Also, what format is that Networked Drive? iPhoto needs to have the Library sitting on disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Users with the Library sitting on disks otherwise formatted regularly report issues including, but not limited to, importing, saving edits and sharing the photos.
Question: What's the best way to share photos between two laptops?
If simultaneous sharing is your goal then you need to use a Media Server app. iPhoto isn't one.
The key really is the format of the NAS. IF you can make it Mac OS Extended (Journaled) then you can easily store your Library on it and share it. Otherwise you need to use another application for the job.
Regards
TD

Best way to remove last line-feed in text file

What is the best way to remove last line-feed in text file? (so that the last line of text is the last line, not a line-feed). The best I can come up with is: echo -n "$(cat file.txt)" > newfile.txt
(as echo -n will remove all trailing newline characters)

What is the best way to remove last line-feed in text file? (so that the last line of text is the last line, not a line-feed). The best I can come up with is: echo -n "$(cat file.txt)" > newfile.txt
(as echo -n will remove all trailing newline characters)
According to my experiments, you have removed all line terminators from the file, and replaced those between lines with a space.
That is to say, you have turned a multi-line file into one long line with no line terminator.
If that is what you want, and your files are not very big, then your echo statement might be all you need.
If you need to deal with larger files, you could try using the 'tr' command, and something like
tr '
' ' ' <file.txt >newfile.txt
The only problem with this is, it will most likely give you a trailing space, as the last newline is going to be converted to a space. If that is not acceptable, then something else will have to be arranged.
However, if you really want to maintain a multi-line file, but remove just the very last line terminator, that gets a bit more complicated. This might work for you:
perl -ne '
chomp;
print "
" if $n++ != 0;
print;
' file.txt >newfile.txt
You can use cat -e to see which lines have newlines, and you should see that the last line does not have a newline, but all the others still do.
I guess if you really did mean to remove all newline characters and replace them with a space, except for the last line, then a modification of the above perl script would do that:
perl -ne '
chomp;
print " " if $n++ != 0;
print;
' file.txt >newfile.txt
Am I even close to understanding what you are asking for?

Best way to remove duplicates based on multiple tables

Hi,
I have a mechanism which loads flat files into multiple tables (can be up to 6 different tables) using external tables.
Whenever a new file arrives, I need to insert duplicate rows to a side table, but the duplicate rows are to be searched in all 6 tables according to a given set of columns which exist in all of them.
In the SQL Server Version of the same mechanism (which i'm migrating to Oracle) it uses an additional "UNIQUE" table with only 2 columns(Checksum1, Checksum2) which hold the checksum values of 2 different sets of columns per inserted record. when a new file arrives it computes these 2 checksums for every record and look it up in the unique table to avoid searching all the different tables.
We know that working with checksums is not bulletproof but with those sets of fields it seems to work.
My questions are:
should I use the same checksums mechanism? if so, should I use the owa_opt_lock.checksum function to calculate the checksums?
Or should I look for duplicates in all tables one after the other (indexing some of the columns we check for duplicates with)?
Note:
These tables are partitioned with day partitions and can be very large.
Any advice would be welcome.
Thanks.

>
I need to keep duplicate rows in a side table and not load them into table1...table6
>
Does that mean that you don't want ANY row if it has a duplicate on your 6 columns?
Let's say I have six records that have identical values for your 6 columns. One record meets the condition for table1, one for table2 and so on.
Do you want to keep one of these records and put the other 5 in the side table? If so, which one should be kept?
Or do you want all 6 records put in the side table?
You could delete the duplicates from the temp table as the first step. Or better
1. add a new column WHICH_TABLE NUMBER to the temp table
2. update the new column to -1 for records that are dups.
3. update the new column (might be done with one query) to set the table number based on the conditions for each table
4. INSERT INTO TABLE1 SELECT * FROM TEMP_TABLE WHERE WHICH_TABLE = 1
INSERT INTO TABLE6 SELECT * FROM TEMP_TABLE WHERE WHICH_TABLE = 6
When you are done the WHICH_TABLE will be flagged with
1. NULL if a record was not a DUP but was not inserted into any of your tables - possible error record to examine
2. -1 if a record was a DUP
3. 1 - if the record went to table 1 (2 for table 2 and so on)
This 'flag and then select' approach is more performant than deleting records after each select. Especially if the flagging can be done in one pass (full table scan).
See this other thread (or many, many others on the net) from today for how to find and remove duplicates
Best way of removing duplicates

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Best way to remove osx.1,5

I never use osx on my G3 iMac and would love to remove it so as just to run on 9.2.2 .. Not sure of the best way to remove osx and all the associated applications.
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Davit

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Once you have deleted the OS X applications & files, reboot into OS 9.2. Then drag the OS X system folder to the Trash & empty trash. Some of the OS X invisible files may still remain on the HD, but they won't hinder the OS 9 operation & shouldn't take up too much space on your HD.
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Hello everyone,
I'm in the middle of scoring a film and have ran into what seems to be a corrupted song, and want to attempt to transfer all data from this song into a new file.
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above, my projects always change from the templates
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My question's self-explanatory.
Obviously it would be best that I keep my hand clean at all times, but sometimes that proves difficult. So what's the best/safest way to remove screen smudges? Cheers.

                         Re: Best way to remove smudges off the screen?
                                                Jul 17, 2010 12:28 PM                                                    (in response to Crazychazza7)
A guy at a camera store showed me this trick. Take a strip of scotch tape, the frosty looking kind, and lay it across the iPhone screen... then pull the tape up. Pulls smudges, oils and dirt off the screen. Repeat as many times as needed to traverse the entire surface. Works better/ easier than anything else I have tried.
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From the energy star sticker on the outside to the Windows 7 decal, the lenovo enhanced experience and the intel inside.
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given how easy it is to remove the decals, i pull them off when a system arrives and enjoy a clean palmrest.
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I am running audio software and using CPU quite heavily.
What wold be the best way to remove these types of applications completely and have as minimal running in the background possible??? (I have already turned off Bluetooth, Airport etc...)
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As for how to uninstall applications that you have installed see the following:
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Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. In some cases the uninstaller may be part of the application's installer, and is invoked by clicking on a Customize button that will appear during the install process.
Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder. You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.
Some applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item. Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder and less often in the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder. Log In Items are set in the Accounts preferences. Open System Preferences, click on the Accounts icon, then click on the LogIn Items tab. Locate the item in the list for the application you want to remove and click on the "-" button to delete it from the list.
If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term. Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default. You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, Easy Find, instead. Download Easy Find at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. Usually with the same name as the program or the developer. The item generally has a ".pkg" extension. Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.
There are also several shareware utilities that can uninstall applications:
AppZapper
CleanApp
Yank
SuperPop
Uninstaller
Spring Cleaning
Look for them at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.

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