Avid Media Files re-pointing

Create a Symbolic Link to another folder

Scenario: Avid requires that the Avid MediaFiles folder live at the root level of the hard drive in order for it to read the media, however a situation may present itself where that is not the case. Avid will not be able to read the media because the MediaFiles folder is buried in subfolders. Creating a Symbolic Link is a way to trick Avid into thinking the MediaFiles folder lives at the root of the drive.

Use the Terminal command: ln -s (source) (destination)

An example:

On DRIVE_XYZ there is a folder named Archive_05. Inside Archive_05 is an Avid MediaFiles folder. I want Avid to access the media that is inside this folder.

In Terminal, I type: ln -s and drag the source folder (ie, DRIVE_XYZ/Archive_05/Avid MediaFiles/MXF) into the Terminal window. Then, I drag the destination folder into the Terminal window. (ie, DRIVE_XYZ/Avid MediaFiles)

It should look something like:

ln -s /Volumes/DRIVE_XYZ/Archive_05/Avid\ MediaFiles/MXF /Volumes/DRIVE_XYZ/Avid\ MediaFiles

(I colored the Source Path yellow and the Destination Path orange for clarity)

When you press Enter, you should see a folder named MXF appear inside the Avid MediaFiles folder at the root level of DRIVE_XYZ. This new MXF folder will have an Alias icon on it as it is now a shortcut to the MXF folder inside DRIVE_XYZ/Avid MediaFiles

Warning: Any media that you create and send to DRIVE_XYZ will get placed inside the Archive_05/Avid MediaFiles/MXF folder, so if that is not your intention remember to kill the Linked folder before writing any media to the drive. You can kill the link by Trashing the shortcut folder.

DO NOT TRASH THE ORIGINAL MXF FOLDER!!

psl example

psledit13-08:~ admin$ ln -s /Volumes/pslsrv10/Projects/_Restored/MCQ14_FLM01_Telekom_AZ_2.0_Film/MCQ14_FLM01_Telekom_AZ_2.0_Film/MC15F01_Material/MC15F01_Material/AVID/Avid\ MediaFiles/MXF /Volumes/PSL_7TB_ARECA/Avid\ MediaFiles