Hello Krister, > > On Apr 22, 2011, at 11:14 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > I decided to do some experimenting so i looked on my recorder from the PC > side of things and in the root of the memory was some files that the mac had > left on the recorder, namely some hidden files called .trashes, _.trashes, > .Spotlight-v100 etc. I think that those .trashes files have the same function > as what windows do on an external hard drive or a partition when it puts a > recycle.bin there so that you can put files in the trash even on a digital > recorder. I personally am not so worried about those files, but i know > friends who are worried that they will grow unproportionally as you through > things in the trash, so what it all boils down to is: Is there a way of > bypassing the trash alltogether and simply delete the files right away, > rather like you do in that other dreaded operating system if you so desire?
I don't know anything about that other operating system, but on the Mac, if you empty the trash before disconnecting the device, those hidden files should disappear and the space will be freed up. I always do this with my Milestone and any USB drives. Cheers, Anne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
