Compressing large folders containing video files

Is there any way to compress large folders (600GB) containing video files? I have footage on my internal 1TB drive which i need to get to a client, who does not have a big enough drive but needs the footage urgently.

BanditBiker wrote:
And then what... How can I select them and copy the directory containing that VIDEO_TS folder to another folder ?
If you search for Video_TS, then the smart folder will contain links to those folders. Just copy them.
When you click on the results of that smart search, Finder will open up with all those files showing.
They are already selected.

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It began after a recent series of upgrades. I've tried trashing various related preferences, etc. to no avail.
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Step 2: Hold down the "Apple key" and select TWO m2v files. The result is that three files are selected: the file from step 1 and two m2v files.
Step 3: Still hold down the Apple key. Click on the file from step 1. That deselects it. The result is that you have just the two m2v files selected.
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Step 8: Reboot
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I have Windows XP SP2 and Acrobat Pro 7.0.9 on a Dell Precision
M65 about 4 months old.
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Edward Chatlos wrote:
IMHO you are using the wrong tool/program for renaming folders on your drive. You should use a File Manager program for that. Something like Windows File Explorer. LR is not a File Manager although it does allow you to do certain tasks.
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Hi,
I just purchased a 500mb My Book Pro external drive
for use with my imac duo which runs Windows XP via
bootcamp. This computer is shared by three family
with very different skills and needs. My dilemma. I
want to format the drive so that the imac can be
backed up easily three users. It is formated Fat32
and is supplied with Restrospect Express 7.5 backup
software. It would be nice to backup the modestly
used windows sector, but that's a secondary
consideration. My problem is that one user has a lot
of larger than 4 gb video files which are too large
the Fat 32 format. My notion is to segment the backup
drive so that I leave 300 mb in fat 32 to facilitate
backup with supplied software, and segment a second
200 gb drive using mac os extended so that the user
can manually move her video files for storage/backup
on the backup drive. Is there a simpler solution? For
example, if I formatted the entire 500gb as mac os
extended, could I still run the retrospect backup
software? If not, is there a reasonably priced
alternative software? And finally, with either Fat32
or Mac OS extended, can I move files from the Windows
platform? Would I be better off just biting the
bullet and telling my daughter to make her own
arrangements to compress and backup her video files
or get her own hard drive, thus leaving the backup
drive to the simple factory supplied software
solution?
G-4 and iMac
core duo Mac OS X (10.4.9) use emacs
and imacs at work location
Hello,
You're indeed in a pickle. If you use Bootcamp and want the HD accessible via the Mac and WinXP, then you don't want to format it as Mac HFS because WInXP wouldn't be able to access it. If you go FAT32 then both WInXP and Mac OS can access it, but you face the dilemma of the 4GB threshold.
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