Are you moving the USB device between a mac and a windows machine by any chance?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gabe Griffith Sent: Saturday, 10 August 2019 2:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: created dot files? Hi, I have found these files appear whenever I copy and paste a file. I think they're somehow related to clearing the file. I find that if I empty my trash when I'm done and before I eject the external drive if that's what I'm working with. HTH Gabe Sent from Gabe's iPhone > On Aug 9, 2019, at 5:33 AM, Matt Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi folks. > So I’m going to sync my dropbox on my local hard drive. > The last time I did this, There were a lot of files created with dot in front > of the file names. > Just wondering if I tell Spotlight not to index that folder, will the dot > files still be created? > These files are also being uploaded to my dropbox account as well. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/58C042C7-443B-4579-AF5C-6D4B60E0B964%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/C48EDD38-ED9D-4CE1-891D-DC973126094C%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/SY2PR01MB2987C4113F66C5ACB8C999DE8AD60%40SY2PR01MB2987.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com.
