Well a month later I reloaded my MP3 player and after copying all the files (64 hours worth) I used the dot_clean command and it did the trick.
Thanks Bruce (and all the other gurus on the list) Andrew > From: Bruce Johnson > Date: May 08 11:50AM -0700 > > On May 8, 2010, at 9:41 AM, Andrew King wrote: >> Anyway can anyone suggest some terminal command magic to train the OS >> to omit the hidden files? > > Not to prevent them but there's a command 'dot_clean' which will delete them. > > Close any windows on the device in Finder. > > Start up terminal > > and do: > > dot_clean /Volumes/<name of device in Finder> > > So if, for example, you have a memory stick labelled 'Untitled' in the > finder it would be > > dot_clean -m /Volumes/Untitled > > The -m means always delete the '._' files. > > Then eject the device in finder after doing this. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
