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Overclocking and RAID, do they mix???

What board do you have? It makes a difference in this case. For example, the Via K8T800 based boards do not have PCI/AGP locks, so raising the FSB overclocks all the other components as well, including the HDD controller, and it has been observed that for these boards, RAID arrays will become unstable at FSB settings above about 225 MHz, at most, so overclocking and RAID do not really gotogether on these boards. The nforce3 based boards, on the other hand, should have PCI/AGP locks, though I think (but I'm not sure) that you have to explicitly enable them in BIOS, and I've seen some threads questioning whether or not they actually work, so again the board might have problems with high FSB settings, although I'm pretty sure an nforce3 board would have a working lock and thus be able to overclock with a RAID array defined. Finally, if you have a nforce4 based board, it should definately have a functional lock on it, and it should handle the RAID just fine when overclocking.

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What board do you have? It makes a difference in this case. For example, the Via K8T800 based boards do not have PCI/AGP locks, so raising the FSB overclocks all the other components as well, including the HDD controller, and it has been observed that for these boards, RAID arrays will become unstable at FSB settings above about 225 MHz, at most, so overclocking and RAID do not really gotogether on these boards. The nforce3 based boards, on the other hand, should have PCI/AGP locks, though I think (but I'm not sure) that you have to explicitly enable them in BIOS, and I've seen some threads questioning whether or not they actually work, so again the board might have problems with high FSB settings, although I'm pretty sure an nforce3 board would have a working lock and thus be able to overclock with a RAID array defined. Finally, if you have a nforce4 based board, it should definately have a functional lock on it, and it should handle the RAID just fine when overclocking.

Windows 8 BIOS and RAID do not mix well

I posted this in the Thinkpad forum, but posting it here also.
I downloaded and installed bios 2.03 for my W530 because of the Windows 8 support.
The bad news is that if you have raid enabled you will NOT be able to boot your system after updating the BIOS.
I hope Lenovo check this and issue a quick fix .... ????
The good news is that if you disable raid in the bios settings you will be able to boot off of a cd containing the previous version, 1.11 and restore things to working.

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BIOS 3.4 - destroyed overclock and wierd CPU prob

Happy to see you have problem cause only few mention this.
I have it too with Venice 3500+. Forced multiplier 5, forced min. voltage and I get a cool 5x200. To fix it I must use HTT of 5, then rest acts normal. Anything but 5 and it defaults to this minimum setup. Yes, C&Q is turned off. May be if we set up C&Q in OS that would help but not going to happen.
Solution for me is to use bios 3.2 which dont have either RAID bug or 219 bug - which actually is a 22x bug for me. Ive done all P95 tests at 11x246 for min. 12 hours. Im not happy with solution or 3.2 though and hope new beta also fix this problem not so many talk about. Think Ive seen 5-6 crying about it in public. With HTT 5 you wouldnt notice, guess most use that.
If you test new beta bios and it does fix this please post so I know 3.5 is worth waiting for. Beta is not 100% compatible with our mobo I think - not sure you should flash unless you got bios savior, some have done it but Im not going to.
Link to beta https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=82493.0 but be careful...

I just bought a MBA and I need to move my photos and itunes to an external hard drive (from my old MacBook Pro) because they won't fit on the Air. I got the photos moved fine and I followed an online tutorial to move the necessary files for itunes, but i

I just bought a MBA and I need to move my photos and itunes to an external hard drive (from my old MacBook Pro) because they won't fit on the Air. I got the photos moved fine and I followed an online tutorial to move the necessary files for itunes, but it didn't work. The files copied fine, but when I tell iTunes on the Air to look at the external drive for the library, it doesn't find anything. What I copied was the entire iTunes Media folder. So, how do I move the necessary iTunes files from my old Pro to a external drive so I can access them from my new Air? Whew!

iTunes- How to move the library to an EHD
After you move the library you need to open iTunes by first depressing the OPTION key then launching iTunes. You will be given a choice of which library to use. This can then be made a permanent change, if you wish, in the Advanced section of iTunes preferences.

Mixing JBOD and Raid 5

Has anyone set up Raid 5 & JBOD volumes on XServe RAID? We have a Raid 5 volume on one controller and would like to set up JBOD on the second controller so that we can fill these disks with backups to the Raid 5 data and take them offsite for disaster recovery. So I have several questions:
1. Can you have Raid 5 & JBOD on the same XServe RAID?
2. If they can be on separate controllers can then also be on the same controller?
3. Is there any problem or special procedure for ejecting these JBOD drives so we can take them offsite?
4. If we have 3 drives to use as JBOD for backup, should we have each one formatted as its own JBOD unit and put them in one at a time for effective offsite backup? Could we put them all in at once and fill them each at a time and remove as they fill? Should they be one volume or three?
Thanks for any thoughts on this. The plan is to use these drives for backup now and down the line convert them to additional Raid space.

Hi David,
1) Yes.
2) Yes.
3) I don't believe so -- but I haven't tested it yet. I'd imagine "ejecting" them from the host and them removing them would be fine -- of course be careful not to remove the wrong disk
4) If you have 3 drives in JBOD, it has to be 3 volumes. Unless you're suggesting mirroring on the RAID (which would not be JBOD, it would be RAID 1), or mirroring on the host (which is a software RAID 1 mirror). JBOD is "just a bunch of disks" -- there is no RAID involved at all.

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Working photographer needs help with hard drives and raid O decisions

Hi new here and also new to Mac well almost new been 20 years since i had a mac. i have a Mac Pro Book and this led to ordering the MacPro since I am a working photographer i made a complete switch in platforms so i have some questions and such but I did place a order on Friday for a 2.66 4gbs of Ram , 2 500 gb hard drive and a 30 in monitor and of course the ATI 1900 XT card so yes i am waiting like many for that card.
I put initial 4gb of ram since running CS2 will at least take a max of 3gb's in the memory cache . i plan on getting 2gbs more from OWC since that seems to be the only 3rd party ram at the moment that is working correctly from reading some of the threads here. Having 6gbs is a no brainer really given the amount of Raw processing that i do along with PS work plus having e-mail and other apps open at the same time. The ram to me is the easy part although expensive . My biggest issue is what to do with the 2 hard drive slots and Raid O or not but I will start a thread on that. But i will have 6gbs total for now and the bottom line is you can never have enough ram still holds true.
Now on to my diliemma with hard drives. I did have a raid O scsi 10k rapture and and 10 k scratch on my Dell box and I am just not sure what to do here. i ordered the 2 500 gb hard drive and I may just put them on the storage side of things than get 2 WD 150gb 10 k Sata drives. Now i could Raid O them for 300 gb and get a performace boast that way or i could keep them seperate and put everything on 1 150 drive and ue the second for scratch only. What i don't know is what Mac perfers and what works better. Not worried so much about failure of drives, thats just life in the big city stuff and you just have backups. What i more worried about is performance versus a waste . seems to me that Raid O may not even be needed with these new Intel boxes with all the horsepower going on. Now the other think I notice is the WD 150gb 10 k drives are 1.5 and not 3.0 so is it really faster than the 7200 3.0 single hard drives. I read barefeats shoot out and it seems just getting the right drives in 7200 and Raid O them maybe the answer.
Okay i am not the biggest geek on the planet but I do know my stuff but this is a area that i look for more knowledge on this. So if i can get some sound advice in this area. i know there are many photographers out there like me pushing hundreds of images that could use the same advice. Now let's leave the money end out , folks sometimes think more with there wallet than what works best not that I am opposed to saving money but after spending over 7 k already on this system it becomes a moot point. LOL
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Ok your question is if you should RAID O the two 150GB Raptors or not.
I think it was wise for you to get a couple of them for a boot drive with "Time Machine" coming in the next version of Mac OS X. The second drive would make a excellent bootable backup and eliminating downtime if a boot drive dies on you one morning.
In fact any boot drive cloning software that is Mac Intel ready now would do you good.
Now Barefeats has run some tests, and I can pretty much back up what they say from my own experience.
Mac OS X and apps can be helped only so much by a faster boot drive, and a single 10,000 RPM Raptor is enough, RAID O a pair is overkill.
If you install everything on the boot Raptor and keep your space hogging files (except iTunes) in new folders on another drive, even a 7,200 RPM 500GB, the two drives combined is faster as there is nearly no wait. Both drives can be accessed at the same time. Keeping the boot drive slim keeps the stylus (arm) moving as little as possible to get all the small reads/writes Mac OS X needs.
I RAID O-ed my boot drives because 74GB was the largest they had at the time, so combining them gave me speed and larger storage. I hardly use the speed, it only comes in handy if by rare chance I duplicate a 20GB folder, then I can do it in half the time of a 7,200 RPM drive.
Some of the drawbacks of a RAID O set, especially as a boot drive is that I have to auto-clone the whole set to a external drive regularly (I actually do a couple). Since the data path is separated with a RAID O, any drive failure results in total data loss.
So if you RAID O those 150GB Raptors, your going to have to clone 300GB to a external drive (or another internal) regularly, like once a week. This will take considerable time and you can't use the machine while the cloning process is going on. Sure auto-cloning software like DeJaVu can be used at night/weekends, but why bother cloning more than you have to for no big speed increase?
However if your messing with huge Photoshop files that spill over your CS2 3GB RAM limit (you need to have a "scratch" thats as fast as RAM), duplicating large files and other heavy duty drive work, then a boot RAID O will come in handy. Just remember your initial performance of 185 MB p/s will drop about 20-25% when those drives are 3/4 filled. Still 140 MB p/s is extremely good and a no worry situation.
What is worrysome is anything below 80MB p/s (I'm talking uncached 4K write speeds under X-Bench) with a new boot drive and then as time elaspes that boot drive gets filled up and loses half or more of it's inital speed. 30 MB p/s is really slow. Beachball H&LL.
http://www.barefeats.com/hard33b.html
Do Erase W/Zero in Disk Utility all new drives before laying data on them. Drives get subjected to shock which causes bad sectors on the drive. Driver software uses your data as a guinea pig to test the sectors (which you might not be able to recover the file). Zeroing does this without your data, rewriting the bad sector map so your writes are much improved, OS is more stable. etc.

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Overclocking options for the RS480M2-IL?

Thanks for the reply. That is disappointing.
There are a couple other micro-ATX board I've seen on the market. First is the WinFast/FoxConn CK804K8MA-KS, which can be found for the same price or less. But this is a really basic nForce4 (non-Ultra) board. And because it's a non-Ultra, the HyperTransport links are only 800MHz (1600MHz bus). Even if it has overclocking options, I wouldn't want to get it because of the weak HT link. Everything else for S939 is 1000MHz (2000MHz bus) HT. I'd have to overclock just to match the performance anyway. And it doesn't have any of the features that make the nForce4 Ultra great like SATAII, hardware firewall (it doesn't even use the nVidia gigabit LAN, but rather some Realtek solution), and so on. It's just a cheap board. That's why I was hoping the MSI might fit better.
The other board is a WinFast/FoxConn NF3UK8MA. It's an nForce3 Ultra S939 micro-ATX motherboard and seems like it could be nice, but I'm trying to get a PCI Express board. But it'd probably make for an ideal AGP solution. And it's HT1000MHz/FSB2000. The downside is, I don't know where you can buy this one separately. So far, I've seen it only listed on Monarch Computer System's Hornet builder webpage. They also had a listing for a WinFast/FoxConn NF4UK8MA board would would have been ideal, but now they only have the cheap CK804K8MA-KS.
I sure hope MSI adds some functionality to the BIOS or adds compatibility for CoreCenter. The RS480 chipset is supposed to be a killer overclocker and that combined with a 90nm Athlon64 would just scream. If I find anything, I'll let you know as well. Thanks for the reply.

ITunes Fix for Manually Moving Music and other Media

Intro
Any iTunes 7.x user who manages their own music library outside of the "iTunes Music" folder might be able to tell you that iTunes DOES NOT respond well after manually moving tracks from one place to another on their computer systems. In fact, any file you move becomes immediately unplayable in iTunes. And, if you're anything like I am, losing several years worth of song rating metadata and playlists is not a good incentive for change. However, one thing others might not be able to tell you is that there's an easy workaround for the problem and you get to keep your playlists, ratings and other info. Read on to learn about the workaround.
About the Workaround
The workaround is a simple hack I devised after recently transferring a good portion of my music library between hard disks and running into problems with iTunes. The fix steps provided below are intended to circumvent the problems with iTunes and give users the freedom to move songs and other media files on their computers while maintaining the integrity of both the ratings and the playlists. Meaning you won't need to manually update the song locations in iTunes one-at-a-time, which, at version 7.02 is the only way to accomplish this task using the program.
Please be aware that not all information is retained using this workaround. What will be lost are the following: the "Recently Added", "Recently Played" and "Top 25 Most Played" iTunes Smart Playlists; any media file play counts; last played information; and possibly some other data used only internally by iTunes.
So, if you're comfortable parting with some metadata while keeping your cherished song ratings and playlists intact during file relocation, read on to learn how to use the workaround.
Workaround Steps
The following instructions walk step-by-step through the process of this workaround.
Note: All backslashes used in file paths have been converted to forward slashes so that they will adhere with MySpace XSS security validation checks. These altered paths can still be copy/paste into Windows Vista's Explorer program once the Username is changed to the User Account where the iTunes files reside.
Preparing for the Move
Before you move your files, do the following:
1. Close iTunes.
2. Create a backup copy of the following files:
iTunes Library XML (iTunes Music Library.xml)
Note: Vista users can find the Library XML at C:/Users/Username/Music/iTunes
iTunes Music Database (iTunes Library.itl)
Note: Vista users can find the Music Database at C:/Users/Username/Music/iTunes
Moving Your Files
This part should be self explanatory, but while you do it make sure to note the following two things:
1. The path where the files were previously stored (e.g. D:/Music).
2. The path where the files will end up (e.g. E:/Music).
Execute the Fix
After your files are moved, complete the following steps to implement the fix.
Note: Do not open iTunes during this process.
Hack the iTunes Library XML
Once the files are moved the Library XML file locations will be out of sync. Follow the steps below to update them so that they now reference the correct file locations.
1. Open the iTunes Library XML with a Text Editor with a Find/Replace function.
Note: Vista users can find the Library XML at C:/Users/Username/Music/iTunes
Tip: Do not try to do this with Dreamweaver if your Library XML is greater than 10MB.
2. Perform a Find/Replace using the following inputs:
Find: Path from Step 1 of Moving Your Files
Replace: Path from Step 2 of Moving Your Files
3. Confirm your results, and then save and close the Library XML.
Delete the iTunes Music Database
Hacking the iTunes Library isn't enough to fool iTunes. Like the Library XML, the Music Database also holds the file locations of all of the media stored within the program. And it's smart enough to wipe out the Library XML hack if iTunes is opened before completing this step.
Ensure you have backed up the iTunes Music Database (iTunes Library.itl) and delete the file.
Note: Vista users can find the Music Database at C:/Users/Username/Music/iTunes
Back in iTunes
Once the fix is in place you can now open iTunes again. You will notice that all of your playlists, music and other items have vanished. In order to recover them all (with the exception of the Smart Playlists mentioned in the About the Workaround section above) we'll need to import the hacked Library XML file back into iTunes.
1. Open iTunes and press CtrlShiftO or go to File > Import…
2. Navigate to and Open your modified Library XML (as pictured below).
3. iTunes will then begin importing the contents of the XML file (as pictured below).
Note: This process may take a while, depending on the size if your library.
Wrapping Up
Once the import process is complete iTunes will look almost exactly the way you left it, with the exception that some playlists have been duplicated and the number of songs may be a hair off. To fix this problem delete any duplicate playlists in the "Library" panel in iTunes. You can now test out the changes by selecting an item moved earlier and testing it out. All that's left from there is to let iTunes perform any automated analysis it needs to do and rock on.
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Holy Smokes:
I appreciate your detailed workaround post. My question is this: I use iTunes to keep everything organized (though I'm well aware of the shortcomings...) and can use the simple solution that Chris from CA posted, but I don't have room to consolidate everything. My read on consolidating is that you copy from wherever you have your music located (and right now my music is outside of the MyMusic/iTunes folder, as that backs up to my work server) and so you have to have enough room for all of your music to be copied (and then you delete it from its prior location). That's how Apple describes it in, e.g., http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301748. I ain't go that kind of room. Is there any way to make the move to a completely different PC by following the simple option? From the posting I just linked it sounds like you MUST consolidate whether you use you iPod to move things or use an external drive.
Of course, I can use your workaround, but I thought I'd ask first. Many thanks.
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975x and Raid .. Works fine for me with all bios

I just glanced at the Bios thread to look something up (I forget what) and was stunned to see the posts there...
Why are people being discouraged from using Raid with the Official bios ver 7.3 (or any other bios) ?
If there was a problem using Raid with an official bios, especially one that gets auto updated, this board would be swamped with complaints..
I have never had a problem with Raid on this board..
And most of you that know me, know that I test almost every bios that comes out..
I don't have to reinstall my raid after installing a new bios...
Okay... sorry .. had to rant...
I don't have a step by step of "how I set up my Raid" but basically here is what I did..
(Please note, everyone has their own prefered method for installing an OS on a raid)
No matter what bios I used, I would have my "working" OS on an IDE drive...
I would then reboot, go into my bios, set my Sata to Raid (set forcegen to whatever you want)
f10 to save the setting and when the reboot happens, I try "control + I" to get into the Intel panel..
If I don't get the Intel Panel, I just reboot again, go in the bios, disable jmicron (my IDE drive will still work), and ...
f10 to save setting, and try "control + I" to get into the intel raid panel, if you can't get into the panel, something else is set wrong in your bios or your SATA drives aren't set up properly..
Once I created my raid, I would boot into my OS (on my IDE drive)...
My OS will find the raid and want to install a driver, ignore that, and just install the Intel Raid software..
Then I would either migrate my OS to the newly formed Raid drive using a tool like Data Lifeguard (that is Western Digital's tool for its drives)
Or I would just restore to the raid drive using an OS backup (I used Norton Ghost) and set the Raid drive as a boot drive..
Make sure your raid is formatted as a "primary partition" to be a boot drive...
Now that I have my OS on the raid drive, I just simply reboot, go into my bios, set my raid as the first boot drive and then when my system boots, I am running off my Raid...
As for having my raid running and trying a new bios...
I just flashed from bios ver 7.30 to ver 7.16 booted into my raid (all worked fine) and then flashed back to 7.30 and no problems finding my raid...
The only suggestion that I can offer is:
If you have problems finding your SATA Raid after a bios flash, the problem is most likely jmicron related...
Try disabling the jmicron in the bios (your IDE stuff should work fine unless you are using a Raid on the jmicron ports)..
or just try disconnecting all your drives except your SATA raid
Then see if you can see your SATA raid...
Understand, if there was a problem with running raids with this motherboard, there would be posts everywhere..
Somehow, either the way you created your raids, your bios settings, or the way your jmicron is implemented is causing problems..
Hope this helps someone...
I know I am gonna get blasted for this post...
But I don't think I am the only one running a SATA raid using bios ver 7.3
I just think that those with working Raids, don't look at the Official Raid thread since it looks like a "How to" thread...
I am sorry (in advance) if I offended anyone with this thread...

Hey Vaniireq
1. Thanks for that info - Perhaps the forum modrerators would see more of the issues coming to light with RAID if they changed the topic in the stickies from HOW TO install Intel Matrix Storage Driver Guide to MAIN RAID ISSUES and put in a subthread on HOW TO install Intel Matrix Storage Driver Guide
2. I have always kept the JMD disabled as nothing on BIOS 7.1 would work for me in raid when otherwise.
SUGGESTION: I suspect that many when starting to look at the forum have no idea what there is in the "HOW TO install Intel Matrix Storage Driver Guide " thread - as it does not mention RAID that clearly.
Just a suggestion.
I am about to do the 4 hour check and attempt to get back to dual channel 800 with my system. Will advise....
Good weekend all......... Keith

I set up iCloud on pc, ipad etc was asked to copy contacts to iCloud and have lost all the settings and groups that they were in for over 2000. Can I get it back?

I have Outlook on my PC and thought it would be smart to have my contact in the Clouds where my ipad, work pc, home pc would be updated etc. So I was asked I though to copy my contacts from Outlook to iCloud. Instead it moved them and in doing so lost all the settings like Categories and reset how they are listed (used first name because have a lot of drs, phds, msws etc) now listed with last name and so I have a lot of people with md as last name. This is an organization list and is about 2000 contacts so having to go back and fix it will be a nightmare and unnecessary work.
Is there any way I can fix this easily instead of correcting each contact one at a time?
Thanks.

Restore your backup.

I need to rebuld the "C" drive on my computer will need to reinstall adobe cs6 when I am done, but have moved recently and lost the data to get that done. Help!

I need to rebuld the "C" drive on my computer will need to reinstall adobe cs6 when I am done, but have moved recently and lost the data to get that done! Help!

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Moving music and duplication

Hi,
I have searched about 5 or so threads that i thought might be relevant to my query, but whilst they address some of the issues, I hoped someone might be able to help with all of the issues i have.
First up, i have and Ipod and and Iphone.
What i need to do:
My music seems to be spread out in about 4 different locations on two seperate hard drives. I tend to upload music from CD's, purchase from Ituns and download music.
I have just moved house and have come across about 500 old cd's, of which i would like to put a number of CD's onto the computer and i see this as an ideall time to perhaps purchase a new hard drive or perhaps and an external one and move all of my music to one location.
My worries are the following:
1. How do i maintain my playlists as they are crucial to what goes onto my Iphone (space is at a premium).
2. How do i maintain my ratings and other information.
3. Whenever historically i have moved music around and then changed the location on itunes, i seem to get tons and tons of duplicate songs, which i then have to go through and delete.
4. If i am okay with losing my playlists, is there an easy way of itunes 'forgetting' everything and then starting over, or would i need to remove and install itunes and if this is the case, what happens with my iphone syncing?
Can anyone please help me?
thanks in advance
LEe

If it copies the music then can i assume that i can safely delete the older copy of the two?
Yes.
Do yuo think consolidating the library before moving it is the best option......
Only if you want iTunes to keep track of everything (yes, it is the best option).
if i change the location of the music folder, then consolidate, will it move ALL my music the new folder location?
Yes, this is exactly how you should do it.
Consolidate copies everything in iTunes to the location shown in iTunes prefs -> Advanced - iTunes music folder location.

Moving files and folders in the Library module

I teach a lot of LR users and one area that's consistantly frustrating and unintuitive (even to some experienced users) are the rules for moving files and folders around in the Library module. I'm not sure I have all the right answers/suggestions/remedies but here are the basic points worth examining:
1) Additional hard drives aren't listed unless images from it have been imported into Lightroom. It would be nice if people could add a new hard drive without importing files from it. People don't get it that you can select "Add Folder" from the Folders pop up menu. Classic example: Say someone has purchased a new hard drive for archiving purposes. It's empty and they want to drag folders of images onto it from within LR. Possible Solution: include a "Add Drive..." option from the Folder's panel + pop-up menu that would behave the same and add a root level folder.
2) One can't drag more than one folder at a time. While I assume this is designed to prevent accidental mass movement it would be nice if one could enable the movement of multiple folders.
3) One can't drag a folder onto the main drive bar that lists the drive's name and capacities - one has to drag onto a folder within a drive. I'd love to be able to drag a folder onto the root level of a drive by dropping onto the drive bar (this would be similar to the MacOS finder).
4) Sometimes the root level of a drive isn't apparent. One may need to right click on a folder and select "Show Parent Folder" to show the root level folder which is named after the volume. Showing a root "folder" that has the same name as the drive is also confusing to people since there isn't actually a folder on the hard drive with that name. I completely understand why folders are hidden by default and I'm not sure the remedy is but, again, this isn't intuitive for new users. If #3 worked as described perhaps we could have root level access without the root folder?
Scott Martin
www.on-sight.com

Perhaps I should add that I really like and appreciate a lot of the decisions that have already been implemented into the Library's Folder's tab. Moving files instead of copying them, showing only folders that contain imported images, the ability to show or hide parent folders.... Bravo!

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