My files have turned into Unix files!

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My files have turned into Unix files!

I recently began transfering my sound libraries from a drive on my old G4 Dual 1.42Ghz to the drive on my "pre-owned" Dual 2.0Ghz G5.

I had a folder on my G4 with Rex files in them.

When I transfered them over to the G5, I noticed they had become Unix exec files? What are those? I think the files got swithced from Rex1 to Rex2 files, but I'm not 100% sure. How do I get my Rex files back for use in Logic and Reason etc....

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Noah

G4 Dual 1.42, Mac OS X (10.4.6), 2 UAD Cards/Dynaudio/Martin/U47

Posted on Apr 24, 2007 9:49 PM

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Answer 1

Apr 24, 2007 11:17 PM in response to Noah Perry

Just a thought, this is as much a MAC OS question, as it is a logic question, perhaps you'll get more help if you post this on the MAC OS discussion forum.

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Answer 2

Apr 25, 2007 3:14 AM in response to Noah Perry

I see this a lot in my students' work when they mix on several different machines. It's to do with file associations and file extensions. Check out how you have your Finder Preferences set up.

Check the option "Show File Extensions" and see if the files have extensions or not. If they don't, you'll need to add them. That should force the association and you can turn off the Show FIle Extensions once again.

Pete

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Noah Perry Author

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Apr 26, 2007 11:04 AM in response to Apple Certified Trainer

I realize what it is. The Unix info is there until I install the application that created it. It shows the extention .rx2 but the file icon displays it an 'exec' file.

I've been switching everything over to my G5 and had not installed Recycle yet. Those Rex files were all created with Recycle. Once I installed Recycle and opened that folder again, they all had the blue Rex/Recycle icon. They were fine.

It would be great if Logic could read the exec/Unix/.Rx2 files, in case I didn't need or want to install Recycle? Which I didn't, cause I don't use it much anymore. I tried to drag the Unix/exec/.Rx2 file into Logic but it wasn't recognized. After all, Logic does play Rex files...

Hey, I answered my own question!

Noah

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Apr 27, 2007 7:13 AM in response to Noah Perry

Do you have the latest REX Shared library on your G5?

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linuxuser

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Apr 27, 2007 8:06 AM in response to Noah Perry

Do you mean only the ICONS changed? It seems the file types are having a hard time associating with the correct program. Click Apple key + I to get the info window. Then choose open with...." " choose the correct program and click apply to ALL.

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Noah Perry Author

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Apr 28, 2007 2:15 PM in response to linuxuser

Guys, I said I answered my own question. See what I posted.

All I had to do was install Recycle (the program that originally created the files) and the next time I check the folder, they were all perfect! The file ext. was there but the program to read them had yet to be installed.

Thanks for your help.

Noah

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