Unhandled exception: FileSystemException: Cannot rename file

[fbnystn]

Hi,

I tried to use the latest version of your takeout helper on mac -> version 3.3.1. After everything was extracted the tool tries to rename/move some files i guess... anyhow in this case it throws an unhandled exception.

........................................ 0/11396Moving files to output folder : ........................................ 1/11396  
Unhandled exception:
FileSystemException: Cannot rename file to '/Volumes/external SSD/helper-extract/._IMAG0375_1(1).jpg', path = '/Volumes/external SSD/helper-extract/.gpth-unzipped/Takeout/Google Fotos/Photos from 2012/._IMAG0375_1.jpg' (OS Error: No such file or directory, errno = 2)
#0      _File.rename.<anonymous closure> (dart:io/file_impl.dart:305)
<asynchronous suspension>
#1      main (file:///Users/runner/work/GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper/GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper/bin/gpth.dart:349)
<asynchronous suspension>

running MacOS Ventura 13.1 (22C65)

let me know if you need more information 👍

[TheLastGimbus]

ummm :raised_eyebrow:

._IMAG0375_1.jpg - looks like this file is hidden... i mean it's just a filename, but is this a problem on macos or something?

i also see you're on extrenal drive... does gpth have permissions for it?

[fbnystn]

i did some research :) ... so first of all the hidden file is in the hidden folder that is being created by the takeout helper itself. Then I checked if the file is already existing in the GoogleTakeout itself, but it isn't -> so it must be created by the takeout helper. I checked out the code from here and it's running perfectly now.

I have no clue why this was happening -> maybe it's caused by the async write when unzipping everything? ... anyhow it's working fine now :)

[TheLastGimbus]

oh...

um, sooo, this may be a bug in archive package - meaning, i can't do much about it :partying_face:

I suppose you extracted yourself and ran with cli?

happy that it works now!!

[palijn]

Hi guys, these ._ files are the resource forks of the regular files. They would not appear on an Apple filesystem (HFS+ or APFS) but your external SSD is most probably formatted in a non-Apple filesystem like exFAT, so your Mac has to store that data somewhere and it is in these additional files. Resource forks are seldom used today for anything useful AFAIK. They might contain a low-resolutions picture if you opened the picture in an app that does this, or a file-specific icon. Usually these resource forks are just empty, so one can :

• get rid of them altogether. Run dot_clean '/Volumes/external SSD/'in a Terminal window.
• ignore them : that would be a gpth implementation.

[TheLastGimbus]

Wow, very useful ; i would never think of that... thanks @palijn !!