I realized that the exiftool creates a backup file that has `_original` suffix on every operations (adding metadata tag) for a file, how can i prevent this ?
exiftool "-Artist#=Test" "FILE.m4a" -overwrite_original"
also:
exiftool "-Artist#=Test" "FILE.m4a" -overwrite_original -delete_original"
got me this error:
QuoteCan't use -delete_original when writing.
Maybe you meant -overwrite_original ?
Use the -overwrite_original option (as in the error message you saw) to prevent the "_original" files from being saved.
- Phil
I used it already but it didn't delete the _original file, look the first command
First, the quoting in your commands is wrong. There is a quote after -overwrite_original that shouldn't be there.
Second, the -overwrite_original option prevents creation of the _original file, but it won't delete existing _original files. If you want to do this, use this command:
exiftool -delete_original DIR
- Phil