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March 19, 2021 03:10
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 symlink, reclaiming disk space.
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| #!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
| # | |
| # Usage: dedup-imovie-library.py LIBRARY ORIGINALS | |
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| # Public gist: | |
| # https://gist.github.com/miguelmorin/92cd8b820fd0135bf0f7d5fea90dc3f1 | |
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| # This code was inspired by this post and gist, and converted to Python | |
| # https://benhollis.net/blog/2014/06/28/hard-linking-videos-to-save-space-in-your-imovie-library/ | |
| # https://gist.github.com/bhollis/6682c8b6b6357e2fedc5 |