05-13-2011, 12:23 PM
I keep a folder at the root level of my hard drive called "music."
It's around 300 GB-- originally it was pure CD rips but my standards have lowered . . .
After transitioning from a 2006 iMac running 10.5.8 to a 2010 iMac running whatever version of SL is shipping via Migration Assistant, I got the "broken alias" dialogue when trying to open the folder. Get Info never finishes calculating. It was definitely taking up the 300 GB or so on the hard drive.
I trashed it (and got all the space back-- it's definitely not an alias) and copied it back over from a backup.
When I went to try it-- same deal. Broken alias, can't be opened.
More disturbingly, the same thing has now happened to the corresponding folder on the backup drive.
I just tested on my portable and 10.6 does not seem to have a problem with a "Music" folder at root level.
Obviously this is a bit of a problem . . . years' of collected music, all of my iTunes libraries based on this folder, etc. And somehow "infectuous." Anyone seen this before?
It's around 300 GB-- originally it was pure CD rips but my standards have lowered . . .
After transitioning from a 2006 iMac running 10.5.8 to a 2010 iMac running whatever version of SL is shipping via Migration Assistant, I got the "broken alias" dialogue when trying to open the folder. Get Info never finishes calculating. It was definitely taking up the 300 GB or so on the hard drive.
I trashed it (and got all the space back-- it's definitely not an alias) and copied it back over from a backup.
When I went to try it-- same deal. Broken alias, can't be opened.
More disturbingly, the same thing has now happened to the corresponding folder on the backup drive.
I just tested on my portable and 10.6 does not seem to have a problem with a "Music" folder at root level.
Obviously this is a bit of a problem . . . years' of collected music, all of my iTunes libraries based on this folder, etc. And somehow "infectuous." Anyone seen this before?