Renaming folders (not the library folder)

I have a huge music library and many playlists in iTunes. Over time, I changed the names of a few of my folders (eg, from "Seventies" to "70s"). iTunes maintained links to a lot of the files, but has lost track of many more. IIf I change the folder name back to the old name, iTunes sees the lost files but loses others.
The iTunes DB is not a text file, so I couldn't edit it. I did change the file locations in the library xml file (ie, edited the document), but iTunes just changes the references back to the bad locations when I click on the songs.
Is there a way to rename a folder that contains iTunes tracks and not have iTunes lose the files or to tell the iTunes Library that the folder name has changed?

I do a fair amount of moving of files on my computer and don't have many problems with itunes losing locations. While this isn't telling you how to solve your problem. I can say I don't have problems and end up with the same result, so this is purely empirical evidence. I almost always have itunes open when I move my files from folder to folder. I am almost always moving files to folders with different names rather than editing the names of existing folders.

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Sorry for the poor english, but im portugues.
In the library we can change the order of classification of image by, time of capture, name of file etc... I'm wondering if its possible define to be always by the name of file.
It ´s possible?
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The Muvos are USB Mass Storage devices and do not have the ability to display track information based upon ID3 tags.
The Zens all read and display track info based upon ID3 tag information that is either gathered from an online source or entered by the end-user.
If you want the track information displayed instead of the ID3 tag information, you could edit the ID3 tags and rename the title to whatever you have as the file name. Not sure why your file names would differ so much from the ID3 tag info though, almost all of my content has the same name for the filename as it does on the ID3 tag title.

HT1473 Help I just moved my music files to a external hard drive and am using the new crappy version ( i know my opinion) of itunes and cant add the files to my libray it gives me the add file to library option but not the add folder to library option wha

Help I just moved my music files to a external hard drive and am using the new crappy version ( i know my opinion) of itunes and cant add the files to my libray it gives me the add file to library option but not the add folder to library option what am i doing wrong?

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I lost an xcel doc. Tried to find the Library folder in Users not there when use Finder. But when trying to upload a photo, iphoto found the library folder I can see my doc in Office 2011 Autorecov, but can't access it! How do I get User to show Library

I lost an xcel doc a couple of days ago. Tried to find the Library folder in Users but not there when I use Finder (even when I do shift-command-G). But when trying to upload a photo in iphoto I found the library folder in Users. I can see my doc in Office 2011 Autorecovery, but can't access it! How do I get User to show Library then I can get to my long lost document?

The auto recovery dat should be in the Microsoft User Data folder in your documents folder, not in the Library. However, I Haven't had to look recently.

What happened to the Library folder?

I did an upgrade to Lion this past weekend. Everything seems to work fine except the Library folder is not present. I clicked on two files from an email message and they showed up in the Mail Downloads folder, but I cannot navigate to that folder. All I have as folders under "My Name" are: Desktop, Documents, Downloads, hob [?], Movies, Music, Pictures. Public, Sites. Nothing else. Can someone enlighten me on where the Library folder might be?
Thanks!

Finder>GO hold the option key
You can change back to visible
http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/22/access-user-library-folder-in-os-x-lion/

Is there a way to mass add m4a music folders to the library?

I have several thousand music folders containing m4a music. The files are in the iTunes music folder but are not in the library. iTunes can only add one folder at a time to the library, a time consuming, user hostile restriction. Is there a way to mass add all of the folders to the library using either iTunes or another program?

Will iTunes ignore the non-music folders and files?
Yes, it will only import the files it can import.
I've read posts about files disappearing seemingly caused by iTunes.)
It shouldn't but you do have an up-to-date back of all your files, correct?

Photos in iPhoto cannot be found in the Library Folder on the desktop

I have a perplexing problem with iPhoto 6. A couple of months ago, I started a new Library and renamed it Current iPhoto Library placing it on the Desktop (rather than in the Pictures Folder).
I did this because my laptop became too full and I ran out of hard disk space. The original Library resides on an external hard disk.
I added many new photos to the new Library, inside of new albums.
My problem is that all the new photos seem detached from the Library Folder on the desktop.
They do take up memory, and now my laptop hard disk is full again.
But I cannot free up space because the Library folder does not recognize the existence of the new photos—even though while in iPhoto, with the program is running, I have no trouble accessing all the photos.
I tried DiskWarrior, assuming that there was a Directory malfunction. That did not help.
I tried rebuilding the Library using iPhoto's built-in capability, by starting the program while pressing the Command and Option keys. No help.
How can I make the Library Folder recognize all the photos that iPhoto can see fine within the program?

First, thank you for keeping up with me.
Second, where do look for Folder? On the desktop? iPhoto?
Third, in replaying what must have happened, I think I have an idea of what went wrong. Originally, I moved my first Library to an external HD to free up space on my laptop, and I started a new Library. Some time ago, iPhoto must have spontaneously created a new third Library. It left what I am calling the second Library as the only visible folder containing an iPhoto Library. I was able to mount the small second Library when I restarted iPhoto by pressing Option and selecting the only Library that was visible to me. When I did that, unfortunately iPhoto disengaged from the huge third Library it had created. All along the third Library was invisible on the desktop as a folder--which is why I got into trouble. I ran out of space again and wanted to move the contents of what I now realize was a third Library to another external HD. But I couln't find that Library anywhere. Strangely, for the last three months, I did not know there were three Libraries, only two. The one iPhoto created as the third one worked perfectly when I would start up iPhoto. But now it is gone. Not even DiskWarrior can find it.

No warning before moving the ~/Library folder...

OSX 10.7.3 on Macbook Air 13.3' i5 1.7Ghz 128GB.
Yesterday I was working on a Finder window opened on my ~/Library.
As I accidentally dragged the icon displayed in the Title area, the OS lost my user settings...
I quickly realized that my action caused my ~/Library folder to be moved to my ~/Desktop.
Since the ~/Library is a hidded folder in Lion, it may not be so trivial to figure out what happens whn you move it.
I had a CCC backup from the day before, so I restored the system with no damage.
(I didn't try to move the Library back, and opted for the safest way)
I wish that moving of critical system folders were signaled with a warning message, at least.

My own Lion system did not allow this.
I just created a new admin test account, opened a Finder window to its library, and tried to drag the library "proxy icon" at the top of that window onto the Desktop. Dragging produced only the "green plus" copy pointer, and so I could copy the Library folder but not move it, which is as it should be.
Looking in Terminal, I found that the home Library carried a protective "everyone deny delete" ACL, as do the other default subfolders of a new user account:
2010-Computer:~ t1$ ls -ldeO@ ~/Library
drwx------@ 29 t1 staff hidden 986 Feb 27 14:01 /Users/t1/Library
com.apple.FinderInfo 32
0: group:everyone deny delete
I then removed that protective ACL:
2010-Computer:~ t1$ chmod -N ~/Library
2010-Computer:~ t1$ ls -ldeO@ ~/Library
drwx------@ 29 t1 staff hidden 986 Feb 27 14:01 /Users/t1/Library
com.apple.FinderInfo 32
Now I could move the Library folder onto the Desktop by dragging its proxy icon (as mentioned, this was a temporary disposable test account!).
Had you previously altered any permissions on the Library folder or on your home folder?

What exactly is un-needed from the Library folder?

I just want to know what exactly is ok to delete and what is not ok to delete from my Library folder. Many things take up a lot of disk space. I know I can delete the printer drivers (2GB)... but I don't know what other stuff is unnecessary. I'm not too skilled when it comes to this kind of stuff so please help me out. I want to clear out as much un-needed stuff as possible. Here are the biggest folders in my Library folder.
- Application Support folder (3.94GB) [required or not?]
- Audio folder (2.49GB) [required or not?]
- Documentation (355.9MB) [required or not?]
- Receipts (125.4MB) [required or not?]
Thank you!

I personally would not start with the Library folder to start trying to make space, unless you really know what you use. Application Support for example, depends on what applications you use or don't use.
Having said that, you can try this page:
http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/zanswers/107
I've heard others using Monolingual (which they mention) to remove unneccessary language packs with no problem, I'm keeping all mine just in case .

On my Mac, on my folder I don´t have the library folder as I should ???!!!!

on my Mac, using the Finder, on my folder, I don´t have the library folder as I should.
I think it is strange.
When I go to the time machine, the Library folder it is there, but the folder has not the same colour as the other folders (it is light grey) !!!!

Starting in Lion Apple made the users Library folder invisible. If you want to see it in finder go to Go->Go to Folder and enter ~/Library, or hold down the option key while in the Go menu or else to make it permanently visible open a Terminal window and enter:
chflags nohidden ~/Library

Housekeeping and the Library folder...

I've just been browsing the library folder (system rather than user library) and have noticed that some folders are colossal in size... so can I clear out some of the files that I KNOW that I now longer require?
For example, in 10.4 there was no option to select which print drivers were installed, so I have 2Gbs of Epson, Xerox, Canon etc drivers that I will never use, as I have my own HP printer which I had to download drivers for. Would deleting that cause issues?
Also I hear that the language options (the same as the printer drivers) weren't selectable, so various versions of chinese, japanese, cyrillic scripts and arabic that I'm really not going to need... where would they be based?
Many thanks,
Ben

"Would deleting that cause issues?"
Nope. Trash 'em!
"where would they be based?"
They're all over. YOu can use an app such as Monolingual or DeLocalizer to delete all localizations you don't need.

HT1229 The library folder recent imported duplicate photos, how do you removed duplicate imported photos?

I have had photos , photos albums, or folders deleted in the past, and I have somehow recaptured them by a way that is unknown or clear to me. Anyway I imported them to the library and it is now in the the library folder recent last 12 months imported. There are thousands photos are shown duplicate, how do I removed or organized the duplicate photos in a shortcut without going through all of them ( 23, 000 of photos imported), and secure them in a folder/location/area without loosing them again .

If you're seeing these duplicates in the iPhoto window (and not the Finder) you can use these applications to identify and help remove duplicate photos from an iPhoto Library:
iPhoto Library Manager - $29.95
Duplicate Annihilator - $7.95 - only app able to detect duplicate thumbnail files or faces files when an iPhoto 8 or earlier library has been imported the library.
PhotoSweeper - $9.95 - This app can search by comparing the image's bitmaps or histograms thus finding duplicates with different file names and dates.
DeCloner - $19.95 - can find duplicates in iPhoto Libraries or in folders on the HD.
DupliFinder - $7 - shows which events the photos are in.
iPhoto AppleScript to Remove Duplicates - Free
PhotoDedupo - $4.99 (App Store) - this app has a "similar" search feature which is like PhotoSweeper's bitmap comparison. It found all duplicates
Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto - free - was able to recognize the duplicated HDR and normal files from an iPhone shooting in HDR
Some users have reported that PhotoSweeper did the best in finding all of the dups in their library: iphoto has duplicated many photos, how...: Apple Support Communities.
If you have an iPhone and have it set to keep the normal photo when shooting HDR photos the two image files that are created will be duplicates in a manner of speaking (same image) but there are only twp apps that detected the iPhone HDR and normal photos as being duplicates: PhotoSweeper and Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto. None of the other apps detected those two files as being duplicates as they look for file name as well as other attributes and the two files from the iPhone have different file names.
iPLM, however, is the best all around iPhoto utility as it can do so much more than just find duplicates. IMO it's a must have tool if using iPhoto.

˘~EÜ` and Ù~EÜ` folders in my library folder?

˘~EÜ` and Ù~EÜ` folders in my library folder?
Where did they come from?
Users/macbookpro/Library/Ù~EÜ/Contents/Info.plist
Users/macbookpro/Library/Ù~EÜ/Contents/MacOS/
Users/macbookpro/Library/Ù~EÜ/Contents/pbdevelopment.plist
Users/macbookpro/Library/Ù~EÜ/Contents/Resources/
Users/macbookpro/Library/˘~EÜ/Contents/Info.plist
Users/macbookpro/Library/˘~EÜ/Contents/MacOS/
Users/macbookpro/Library/˘~EÜ/Contents/pbdevelopment.plist
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I would delete them, but I'd try to find out what they're about first by trying to inpect some of the other files.
The wonky names are a bit bizarre, at first I was thinking corruption, but unlikely it'd repeat.
So, if it's not some strange thing, it may be a bad Font... any new ones installed?

Lightroom crashes when I scroll quickly through the folders in the library module

If I scroll quickly through the folders in the library, particularly when I first start Lighroom it often crashes. If I wait a few minutes, most of the time all is well, but not always. I never have crashes in any other module.
Crash report:
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Application Name: lightroom.exe
Application Version: 5.7.0.10
Application Timestamp: 545ea461
Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7601.18247
Fault Module Timestamp: 521eaf24
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0000000000034118
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Locale ID: 1033
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How to show the Library folder in an external hard drive

Hi there,
I am trying to restore the Skype Chat History to my new computer.
My old hard drive crashed and had to be replaced. Unfortunately my back-up Time Machine file was corrupted due to fact that this is a VERY EASY thing to happen and hence I DO NOT recommend that anyone uses Time Machine through a wirelessly connected hard drive, such as a Time Capsule - a very bad design flaw!
Luckily I am able to access some of the files on the old hard driave that was removed from my laptop. However I can not find a Skype folder or the Application support folder under my user name. Because it is an external drive, I can not use the techniques that have been suggested in other posts (such as using Terminal to permanently show the Library folder or using the Option key).
Can you please help me!?

Open a Finder window and choose the external drive with the user folder in the Finder sidebar. Then, make sure you see your user folder in the Finder window, because you will need it.
Now, open Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities) and type:
chflags nohidden
After typing that, press the Space key and drag your user folder from the Finder window to your Terminal window, and after dragging it, now type after the dragged folder (without space):
/Library
In Terminal you should see:
chflags nohidden (yourdraggeduserfolder)/Library
Finally, press the Enter key and the Library folder will show up

Renaming folders (not the library folder)

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