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/ dedup-imovie-library
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When you import movies into iMovie 10 libraries, the file is always copied, wasting space and hindering editability. This script replaces the copy with a hardlink, reclaiming disk space.
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| #!/usr/bin/env ruby | |
| # Usage: dedup-imovie-library LIBRARY ORIGINALS | |
| # | |
| # Goes through an iMovie 10 library and replaces all the "Original Media" with | |
| # symlinks to the actual original media, in order to conserve disk space. Note | |
| # that because they're symlinks, if the path to the originals changes (e.g. you | |
| # rename the external drive they are on) then the links will be broken. | |
| # | |
| # This assumes you've already imported the files into iMovie and waited for them |