Apart from the suggestion to archive suggestion or use zip tools there's a freeware utility called KopyMac that can be used for copying from HFS+(native Mac filesystem) to DOS formatted disks, mp3 players and digital cameras (without having to unzip). This avoids the ._ "Apple Double" files that get created by OS X to preserve metadata when you insert a flash drive.
Esther On Friday, January 06, 2006, at 11:33AM, Mike Elledge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I've sometimes had this problem too. Macs do a good job of retaining >folder integrity (in other words, keeping the contents of a folder >intact), but it can be a problem moving them to a PC. > >One way to get around the problem is to make a zip file of your folder >using Stuffit: > >Mike > >Chris Kchao wrote: > >>Hi, >> Earlier today, i coppied a bunch of directories of mp3s from a mac to my >> USB flash drive. When I got home and looked at the drive from my windows >> box, the directory structure and properties seemed to look OK, yet when >> looking at the actual files, only one file seemed to be the proper size. To >> clarify, i had a directory which was an album, and the size of the directory >> was approximately 47 Mb. The songs inside, aside from the last one were 82 >> bites for file size and 16 K for size on disk, under the properties. I'm >> curious as to what I've done or am doing wrong in either copying or >> attempting to view these files. Any help would be appreciated. thanks. >>Thanks >> >> >> >> > > > >
