Checking Aliases
File Buddy will scan the aliases on volumes selected in the Check Aliases window shown below. The scan can simply report broken aliases in the Broken Aliases window, or File Buddy can try to match broken aliases to new targets during the scan, optionally reconnecting during the scan, or reporting any good matches at the end of the scan.
Specifying Aliases to be Checked
Scanning an Entire Disk |
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Use the disk selection list in the Check Aliases window to specify which disks to check for broken aliases. All aliases on the selected disks will be checked. |
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Use the "Ignore aliases to items on" menu to ignore aliases whose originals reside on disks that are not available. |
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Checking Aliases in the File List Window |
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Alternately, you can use the Check Aliases command in the Actions drop down menu of the File List Window to check selected aliases in that window. This can be used in combination with Find window to check only aliases of a particular kind. |
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Because the results of file searches are displayed in the file list window, this feature gives you a way to check only aliases to files of a particular type, aliases created before or after a certain date, and so on. |
Repair Options
To have File Buddy look for good candidates to repair broken aliases during the alias scan, turn on the Repair Broken Aliases option. Use the Alias Repair Options window to specify how File Buddy should search for repair candidages. |
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If Repair Broken Aliases is checked, File Buddy will attempt to find a new target for each broken alias it encounters using the specified repair options. |
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If the Suggest Only option is also on, no aliases will be repaired or changed in any way during the scan. Instead, any suggested repairs can be seen in the Broken Aliases window in which broken aliases are reported. Any of the suggested repairs can be made at that time. |
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If the Suggest Only box is not checked, aliases are repaired whenever possible during the scan, and only aliases that could not be repaired are reported at the end of the scan. |
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It may be useful to run more than one scan under some circumstances. For example, running a scan that repairs using strict criteria first, followed by a scan with looser repair settings that only suggests new targets but doesn't repair. |
Viewing and Repairing Broken Aliases
Once an alias check is completed, any broken aliases are displayed in the Broken Aliases window. There you can view information about missing originals, search for items to repair broken aliases, and apply repairs suggested during the check.
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