From: "Teddy Gage" Received: from mail-qt0-f179.google.com ([209.85.216.179] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6395485 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 28 Jan 2018 18:09:04 +0100 Received: by mail-qt0-f179.google.com with SMTP id z11so10001644qtm.3 for ; Sun, 28 Jan 2018 09:11:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=C7vb5ijrr1yhKwgzk27NiVkIcxUA06HXxCCK1L5OMDk=; b=kNHZ71GqA3xCX7KKJCTjlTLqiScygaGNdX2RsCS8kLe+Cbj66W/M7frAxa5GNS2kCZ 8ZQnxjUn2hfd+UABiXnZGvTA2LCO37p2CVzVlsULfxXGASa3sg6SqbE5EuLEZBOh8LoC nisiPeY+DTayM/gEVvpL3ZdDU2pGHVA6yhI1rei0jkbJ2Nc4Lb8y882RWcgXGjwDp6rd MXn+RVEyHMeoPF50JeQDk14D4K1QT8RJfG9EWzGPq5MI6gWtoTMS559G2aomFwfH1eNi kVgQ759eBNcnH9SvPPGTmh8/6F35uBzdvsjnazb3YxaI/GJao+D7wppDWlofX7YR3jAu cJHg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=C7vb5ijrr1yhKwgzk27NiVkIcxUA06HXxCCK1L5OMDk=; b=sMIrZC4l+1eerAoDSzkdXInVC8cwWXlZodYXRXUyaYhVUgKv1IzSIjvfjDpNX+Z6Z2 Wik+m7wrH3/26AC3RKoKHPnx/QG4xKLZZZ3g4PbK/FgG7pYNEbbhTbItzPshQzrkBZDZ uF2QxXWajonEdHZX0b5JWTchjyhbR3L8Ffr5QFHeks09yBU7Gf2Mti4dx3UWfJnR4+MV GymDa/YEkUklse4C594/i/3msQFznq31NTow6En+yJ0I/hO3gyORtJLtsxbuZxgIcOly 1bPEZ67zr5p8lontRCa52INyZ675ALT/rFPP0dghuXDT2mnF+yLplDuMsFtZOYuyiKxX ECQQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AKwxytfG9HouZaoh8X5BsPqKwfvOdm6xCG0LgjSOqRgsIoByQcd+/q84 nln/jW5WNrxs4bTxFh64S/kIAutiTSJmiSQ4OrgyDg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AH8x225/YXqz4CIi4ea1G4V3sdq8b9/0RFIqjPTfcNh4d47yO0BSHlv4xvEkUIuFKCI6k+oxC6wCkrKqMkX4e2+OAVI= X-Received: by 10.200.44.116 with SMTP id e49mr35464254qta.183.1517159517138; Sun, 28 Jan 2018 09:11:57 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.12.147.209 with HTTP; Sun, 28 Jan 2018 09:11:16 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 12:11:16 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] software to consolidate / clean up files To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a1137c9c61631ad0563d93a87" --001a1137c9c61631ad0563d93a87 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Will also add Synkron to create scheduled or constant syncs - basically make a dropbox connection to and from any folder. I use this to back up a project to an external drive as I work (in addition to NAS archives) On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 12:08 AM, Michael Powers wrote: > I use Beyond Compare, some nice scripting features. Don=E2=80=99t use it = for the > exact task you described, but think it is capable. > > > > *From:* After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] > *Sent:* Saturday, January 27, 2018 3:37 PM > *To:* After Effects Mail List > *Subject:* Re: [AE] [OT] software to consolidate / clean up files > > > > For sync'ing I'd recommend Forklift for mac users. But I do remember Dir > Opus from my Amiga days! Very powerful back then. > > - g > > > On Jan 27, 2018, at 2:28 AM, Evan Fotis Georgoulakis < > AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote: > > I discovered Directory Opus many years ago, and just can't live without > it. So many levels of customization, dual panes, linked tabs, etc. One ve= ry > useful feature is the flat view, which shows all files together even ones > in sub-folders, with their location. It is easy to find something hidden = in > sub-folder, duplicates etc. It also has a sync feature, but it is not tha= t > robust imho. > > > > On 27-Jan-18 04:37, Teddy Gage wrote: > > Have you tried Directory Opus? I swear by it as a replacement for > explorer, has a ton of great features, I believe this is one of them > > > > On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 9:17 PM Chris Zwar > wrote: > > Hi all, > > Looking for recommendations for file management software, the sort of > thing that can scan a drive / folder and find duplicates etc. > It sounds so simple and there seem to be 1000 apps out there that claim t= o > do it, but our IT guy said he=E2=80=99d tried several and none of them we= re good > enough to recommend. > > Main purpose is to try and organise / optimise projects before they are > archived. In some cases, mostly when we outsource to 3rd parties but als= o > when a project is started in the office but then completed on-site, we ca= n > end up with 3 or 4 project folders with varying degrees of duplicate > files. Sometimes projects can be terabytes in size. > > The idea is to copy everything to a single folder for archiving and avoid > duplicates, but also ensure we aren=E2=80=99t overwriting newer versions = of files > with older versions. > > So obviously it=E2=80=99s easy to google for this and there=E2=80=99s no = shortage of apps > out there that CLAIM to do it, but can anyone recommend one that=E2=80=99= s good? > > -Chris > > (PS- looking for both Mac and Windows recommednations) > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > > -- > > _____________________________ > > Teddy Gage > > President > > Shotgun Inc. > > 360 VR | MOGRAPH | VFX > > SHOTGUNPOST.COM > > BKLYN NY 11215 > > > > --=20 _____________________________ Teddy Gage President Shotgun Inc. 360 VR | MOGRAPH | VFX SHOTGUNPOST.COM BKLYN NY 11215 --001a1137c9c61631ad0563d93a87 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Will also add Synkron to create scheduled or constant sync= s - basically make a dropbox connection to and from any folder. I use this = to back up a project to an external drive as I work (in addition to NAS arc= hives)

On Su= n, Jan 28, 2018 at 12:08 AM, Michael Powers <AE-List@media-motion.= tv> wrote:

I use Beyond Compare, some nice scripting features. = Don=E2=80=99t use it for the exact task you described, but think it is capa= ble.

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Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] software to consolidate / clean up files

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For sync'ing I'd recommend Forklift for mac = users.=C2=A0 But I do remember Dir Opus from my Amiga days!=C2=A0 Very powe= rful back then.=C2=A0

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On Jan 27, 2018, at 2:28 AM, Evan Fotis Georgoulakis <AE-List@media-motion.tv> = wrote:

I discovered Directory Opus many years ago, and just can't live with= out it. So many levels of customization, dual panes, linked tabs, etc. One = very useful feature is the flat view, which shows all files together even o= nes in sub-folders, with their location. It is easy to find something hidden in sub-folder, duplicates etc. It also= has a sync feature, but it is not that robust imho.

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On 27-Jan-18 04:37, Teddy Gage wrote:<= /p>

Have you tried Directory Opus? I swear by it as a re= placement for explorer, has a ton of great features, I believe this is one = of them

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On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 9:17 PM Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motio= n.tv> wrote:

Hi all,

Looking for recommendations for file management software, the sort of thing= that can scan a drive / folder and find duplicates etc.
It sounds so simple and there seem to be 1000 apps out there that claim to = do it, but our IT guy said he=E2=80=99d tried several and none of them were= good enough to recommend.

Main purpose is to try and organise / optimise projects before they are arc= hived.=C2=A0 In some cases, mostly when we outsource to 3rd parties but als= o when a project is started in the office but then completed on-site, we ca= n end up with 3 or 4 project folders with varying degrees of duplicate files.=C2=A0 Sometimes projects can be t= erabytes in size.

The idea is to copy everything to a single folder for archiving and avoid d= uplicates, but also ensure we aren=E2=80=99t overwriting newer versions of = files with older versions.

So obviously it=E2=80=99s easy to google for this and there=E2=80=99s no sh= ortage of apps out there that CLAIM to do it, but can anyone recommend one = that=E2=80=99s good?

-Chris

(PS- looking for both Mac and Windows recommednations)
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