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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
getfileinfo -aB Pictures/setfile -a b Pictures/No the kind is now changed from package to folder. But I need to have all my pictures back into iphoto. If I import them I lose all my events and labels as such...
my question is... so I changed the kind to be folder based on your directions but what do I do now?
Thanks
I'm afraid I hardly ever use iPhoto, so can't help you there. However, if your original problem was that the iPhoto Library had the bundle bit set, but the Pictures folder was a folder, then you did NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. The iPhoto Library is SUPPOSED to have the bundle bit set! I think you should post a question in the iPhoto section and give a whole lot more information about what your original problem was than you have provided here.
Francine
Okay! Slap the original questioner after making it clear the problem was never understood. Fabulous.
Just so that there is actual not reckless knowledge left to die here, here's some notes from my same problem:
The problem is probably due to file/folder attributes, but exactly what? I don't know either.
I have the same problem.
My iPhoto Library as shown by the file "Kind" turned into a "package" kind. This is probably due to ownership or permissions going from one mac to another or one user to another maybe with an external disk?
In any event the issue is to get the "package" or "bundle" or whatever to specify that it is actually an iPhoto Library.
Can GetFileInfo specify the "default application" or the "package type" or the "bundle type" or whatever it's called and specify it to be iPhoto?
That is the issue. Right?
Yeah, so actually it changed from "iPhoto Library" to "package" right?
Thanks everyone - this saved my life because in my case it was the home folder that suddenly got turned into a package...
From Finder it was impossible to access it, all I got was the question what Application it needs. So I opened up a Terminal, and did:
cd /Users
getinfofile -aB myname/
And sure enough, the result was 1. Simply following the recipe:
setfile -a b myname/
and restarting solved the problem. I was surprised I could do this without superuser permission! Just in case apple changes that, one would probably have to type <sudo setfile -a b myname/> and give the password at the prompt.
How do I change file kind from 'package' to 'folder'?
