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whatever1
76 days ago
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iCloud Photos Downloader
Why did Apple invent this abomination of a system for storing photos?
We have had file systems for decades. They work well. They sync trivially.
bobbylarrybobby
76 days ago
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If I'm not mistaken, the Photos app stores originals on disk and then uses a sqlite database to track metadata (and maybe edits to photos as well, given that it has the originals). Seems reasonable to me.
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We have had file systems for decades. They work well. They sync trivially.