File duplication on updates 6.0 -> 6.x (Mac Debut or Pro)
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:23 pm
This is not exactly a bug but something I think users might want to know about in a "Read Me" or such:
When updating from the 6.0 to 6.1 or 6.2 versions of AS, quite a few files are duplicated in the application folder. This is because:
1. The original 6.0 version did not include German or French user or quick-start PDF manuals or a "Manuals" subdirectory, just the English versions of the two items, both at the root level of the application's directory. The update installers (at least for Macs) does not remove the original root level items. Result: two identical copies of the English language manuals. AFAIK, only the versions in the "Manuals" subfolder are used.
2. In the 6.0 versions, in the Library subfolder, the included version 5 content folder was named "Version 5 Content" but in the updates, it is named "Anime Studio 5 Content." Again, the installer does not remove the older one, with the result that there are now two folders with identical content in the Library directory. Both appear in the "Library Content" window, but only one is needed.
The wasted file space is substantial, especially for the Pro version: around 1/4 GB of duplicate files, mostly the v.5 content. It is also a bit confusing to have the same Library content in two different folders.
Forgive me if this has been mentioned before, but I strongly suggest that the download pages and/or announcement page for the updates mention this duplication & what can be done about it. Of course, better would be an updated installer that removed (or just renamed) the items as needed, but practically speaking that is something I would not expect to see until some future update is released.
When updating from the 6.0 to 6.1 or 6.2 versions of AS, quite a few files are duplicated in the application folder. This is because:
1. The original 6.0 version did not include German or French user or quick-start PDF manuals or a "Manuals" subdirectory, just the English versions of the two items, both at the root level of the application's directory. The update installers (at least for Macs) does not remove the original root level items. Result: two identical copies of the English language manuals. AFAIK, only the versions in the "Manuals" subfolder are used.
2. In the 6.0 versions, in the Library subfolder, the included version 5 content folder was named "Version 5 Content" but in the updates, it is named "Anime Studio 5 Content." Again, the installer does not remove the older one, with the result that there are now two folders with identical content in the Library directory. Both appear in the "Library Content" window, but only one is needed.
The wasted file space is substantial, especially for the Pro version: around 1/4 GB of duplicate files, mostly the v.5 content. It is also a bit confusing to have the same Library content in two different folders.
Forgive me if this has been mentioned before, but I strongly suggest that the download pages and/or announcement page for the updates mention this duplication & what can be done about it. Of course, better would be an updated installer that removed (or just renamed) the items as needed, but practically speaking that is something I would not expect to see until some future update is released.