First off, what's a NAS drive? Second of all, these are hidden files. Any time you see a file that starts with a period, like .trashes, etc, those are hidden files. I think by default, the Finder's set to show them.
Chris. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shannon Reece Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 11:17 AM 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/>
