Do these files take up substantial room on an SD card or other drive? If so, and from experience I believe they do, then I wish there was a way for them to be visible when using a Mac or other Apple device. It seems the only way to get rid of them is to delete them using a Windows machine, which, I no longer own!
Desi On Nov 15, 2013, at 9:37 AM, David Griffith <[email protected]> wrote: > The spotlight files are I think indexes of past searches on the drive for > faster retrieval and the Trash files are, I believe like the windows > Recycle bin. > > David Griffith > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shannon Reece > Sent: 15 November 2013 16:17 > To: OS X & iOS Accessibility > Subject: question > > Hello, > Curiosity kills the cat, but I want to know and figured I'd ask here. > Why does Apple drop .file/folder names everywehre? > Example: > I recently figured out how to get my Mac to see my NAS drive, which I am so > tickled about. > Now, in my NAS's root directory there is a file/folder called .AppleDouble. > .AppleDouble is also in every folder on the NAS. > When I inserted an SD card that I use on my Stream into my Mac's SD slot, I > found, looking at it later on my Windows machine, that the card has a couple > of new files/folders, .trashes .profile(followed by a string of numbers)) > and a .filename with a .hex extension. > I am simply curious as to what these are, why they are put there, etc. > Can anyone explain? > Thanks, > Shannon > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
