i have 2 large itunes folders have thousands of folders within them , thousands of .mp3 files within folders.
need merge them without duplicating or replacing files.
suggestions?
prelude/backstory:
got 1 hd (hd1) recovery place recovered close 45,000 mp3s in addition thousands of mp3s there.
second hd (hd2) has same mp3 files did not need recovered, has additional mp3s added in time hd1 away @ recovery.
want end 1 itunes folder has files in it, without duplicating them , without losing any.
in advance!
*i'm running osx lion on brand new macbook pro
are willing work in terminal? if so, can there.
code:
cp -rvn path/to/original path/to/destination
cp copy command. r flag tells traverse directories (look inside folders), v flag shows it's doing can see progress, n flag tells not overwrite files exist. technically, leave out v, seeing works.
temporarily duplicate files, if delete original folder, you'll have 1 folder everything. use mv command instead, wouldn't duplicate, try work more safely when possible. i'm not sure if uses same flags, haven't tried it.
jw
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