Re: Alias Files
Re: Alias Files
- Subject: Re: Alias Files
- From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 09:32:41 +1000
On 23/05/2013, at 4:29 AM, Luther Fuller <email@hidden> wrote:
> The alias file should now be pointing to the folder "Original old",
> but it's not. It's pointing to the folder "Original".
That's correct behavior.
>
> Does Apple have any documentation that detail how alias files are coordinated?
"On HFS and HFS+ file systems, each file and folder has a unique, persistent identity. Aliases use this identity along with pathname information to find files and folders on the same volume."
The exact mechanism has changed over time, and probably since that was written (10.6), but the point is that using the path is the fall-back position if the other mechanism fails. In your case the folder is found by its unique identity, so the path is irrelevant.
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Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
'AppleScriptObjC Explored' <www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/apps/>
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