I have two drives, and each folder has some overlapping music, some music that isn't in the other folder, and some corrupted files (due to fire damage), which is why I cannot just merge the two together and let the duplicates of one overwrite the other - I don't want to overwrite a 'good' song with a corrupted, unplayable version. [more inside]
posted by kristin on Aug 8, 2009 - 8 answers

How do you make journal article PDFs searchable by keywords, controlled vocabulary subject headings, as well as authors and titles? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 18, 2009 - 4 answers

I need to speed up my mac/iPhoto by managing my files and workflow better. Can I speed up my clunky iPhoto? Or should I abandon it for another program? [more inside]
posted by monkeygenius on Sep 20, 2008 - 8 answers

How can I delete podcasts from my iPod on the go [more inside]
posted by Mephisto on Sep 18, 2008 - 20 answers

Can anyone suggest a good, relatively simple open-source or low-cost file/client management program suitable for use by a small law firm? The software should be able to schedule/calendar, manage documents, track tasks/to-dos, and associate all of these things according to particular clients/matters. Something that syncs between machines is a definite plus, as is something that isn't a resource hog. We manage the accounting side separately, so that needn't be a component. [more inside]
posted by yeliabmit on Aug 26, 2008 - 7 answers

Can someone suggest a Windows utility to search for non-duplicated files on different hard drives? I've got multiple hard drives with tens of thousands of files on them. Many are duplicates, but not necessarily in the same directories. I need to identify the files that are on one drive, but not on the other, regardless of their location in the directory tree. [more inside]
posted by cosmac on Aug 23, 2008 - 6 answers

How do I hide folders in OS X that other programs need regular access to? [more inside]
posted by mikespez on Jun 18, 2008 - 4 answers

Are there any handy utilities or iTunes plugins to help sync my mp3 player (which appears as simply a mass-storage drive) from my macbook? [Something like a mac version of badapple.]
posted by kickingtheground on Apr 19, 2008 - 3 answers

Windows XP - How do I get a bazillion files out of half a bazillion child folders and into the parent without having to individually cut/paste from each folder? [more inside]
posted by blackunicorn on Mar 4, 2008 - 8 answers

I've been a Windows user since 3.1; I'm comfortable with it, I know enough keyboard shortcuts to do without a mouse. Basically, I'm fluent. So why, when copying a large number of files(moving my music collection to a different external hard drive) can't I figure out how to tell Windows to copy only the new files, and skip the files already on the target drive? [more inside]
posted by pipesplus on Feb 22, 2008 - 21 answers

Help me batch-strip resources from thousands of image files. [more inside]
posted by squirrel on Feb 23, 2006 - 13 answers

Is there software available that lets me use tagging (a la del.icio.us and Flickr) to tag Word (or other) files on my local computer? Here's the scenario. I am new to a job where I write a lot of reports. Although these aren't cookie cutter reports, it is often helpful to look at old reports when writing new ones. I would love to be able to organize them by overlapping themes so the collection of files is more useful to me. Instead of reinventing the wheel, I'd like to be able to plug in a few tag words and find just what I need. Can you help?
posted by abbyladybug on Dec 22, 2005 - 15 answers

I have 2,028 zip archives and a problem that should be trivial but isn't for me. If I unzip them all with a batch utility and don't clear the path saved in the archive I end up with 2,028 directories each containing a single file. If I do clear the saved path I end up with a mess. I need either a windows utility or a perl script to do the following: [more inside]
posted by Grod on Dec 2, 2005 - 7 answers

Does anyone know of a (preferably free) program that will let me copy an ID3 tag from one MP3 file to another. [more inside]
posted by ascullion on Sep 6, 2005 - 12 answers