even if you do remove them, they just come back. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 8:41 PM Subject: Re: jump drives.
That maybe the case and you can certainly remove the files from in windows, but I don't bother with them, don't feel they are an issue. On May 31, 2008, at 8:19 PM, Shaun Jones wrote: > I was told that you could get rid of the dot trashes files by > emptying the trash before ejecting your thumb drive. > On May 31, 2008, at 3:12 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > >> I don't know how to stop those exactly, but I gather those are >> resource forks and such that the Mac OS uses. They don't take up >> any real space and yes they are annoying, but try to just ignore >> them. Maybe someone knows how to prevent these from being placed on >> the removable media and I'd like to know. Otherwise, they aren't >> really a big deal in terms of wasting space as far as I can tell. >> Sorry, that wasn't much help, but it'll give you an idea what they >> are for in any event. >> On May 31, 2008, at 2:39 PM, Michael Wassel wrote: >> >>> Hello everybody, >>> When I plug my jump drive into my mac, it pops up in the desktop. >>> I grab what I want, drop it on to the drive, and hit eject. When >>> I plug it into my windows laptop, it comes up fine again, but when >>> I open it, it has extra files that I did not put on it. These >>> files r a spotlight file, and some files that have an underline >>> before their names. Sometimes, their is also a .trashes folder, >>> and an _.trashes folder. What r these files and folders, and how >>> can I stop them from coming on to the drive when I plug it in to >>> the windows laptop, or is their no way to do this? Thanks a lot, >>> Mike. >>> >> >> Scott Howell >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
