I'll try that sarameg.
So I just let FileVault recover unused space and now it tells me "Turning off FileVault requires an additional 4084.0 GB of free disk space..." Woohoo! 8GB down 4084GB to go!
Again, WTF??
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Jon B. - Apr 06, 2007 12:56:34 pm PDT #1182 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
-t - Apr 06, 2007 12:58:41 pm PDT #1183 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You're turning off FileVault by going through System Prefs, Jon? Just to make sure I understand the situation. Because it seems like a weird freakign situation.
Jon B. - Apr 06, 2007 1:01:48 pm PDT #1184 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
You're turning off FileVault by going through System Prefs, Jon?
Yes.
Also, I created a Movie folder alias in my user folder (where it was before I moved it), but FrontRow still doesn't see it.
Jon B. - Apr 06, 2007 1:06:33 pm PDT #1185 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
OK,I figured out the Movie folder thing. I needed to create a real folder called "Movies" and put the alias inside it. One problem down.
Kevin - Apr 06, 2007 1:06:42 pm PDT #1186 of 25496
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-t - Apr 06, 2007 1:09:23 pm PDT #1187 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Well, the FileVault thing is a complete mystery. I'm convinced never to turn it on, I can tell you that much.
I just created an alias of my "Videos" folder (which is on an external hard drive) inside my Movies folder, and Front Row can find it. It's kind of kludgey - to access these videos I have to click on the Videos application in Front Row, then click on Movies, then scroll down to the Videos folder, but it works. So I'm thinking if you moved all your movies into anotehr folder on your external hard drive and moved the empty Movies folder back into your user profile with only an alias in it, that should do the trick, assuming that your internal hard drive is not too full from the FileVault madness. Ormaybe simply creating a new Movies folder where the old one used to be and droping an alias in it would work.
Eta: ha! X-post while I experiment, of course.
Jon B. - Apr 06, 2007 1:11:47 pm PDT #1188 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
That guy was trying to turn Filevault on. I'm trying to turn it off.
Still, good to know I'm not alone.
Kevin - Apr 06, 2007 1:22:55 pm PDT #1189 of 25496
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Woops. Sorry Jon, wasn't paying much attention. I'm pretty I've seen people with the opposite problem, though.
Jon B. - Apr 06, 2007 1:26:52 pm PDT #1190 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm currently testing a theory that me needing 4084GB is a lie -- that I really only need to get the HD over half empty and it'll work. This might take awhile... I'll report back later.
sarameg - Apr 06, 2007 1:56:08 pm PDT #1191 of 25496
Doing the aliasing thing came about through experimentation when I tried to figure out how to set (withing iTunes) a different location to look and went crosseyed. So much easier to use an alias.