: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of alia robinson
Sent: Saturday, 10 August 2019 3:17 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: created dot files?
I delete them on my braille display *all* the time, have never had an issue.
On Aug 9, 2019, at 11:01 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Are you moving the USB device between a mac and a windows machine by any chance?
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On
Behalf Of Gabe Griffith
Sent: Saturday, 10 August 2019 2:46 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: created dot files?
Hi,
I have
I delete them on my braille display *all* the time, have never had an issue.
On Aug 9, 2019, at 11:01 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
wrote:
Hi,
The dot files are usually found when you have an MSDOS or Windows formatted
drive connected to your Mac. These files are in visible on a Mac
Hi,
The dot files are usually found when you have an MSDOS or Windows formatted
drive connected to your Mac. These files are in visible on a Mac formatted
system. 99% of the time these files are very small and of no consequence. I
suggest you leave them alone as they are so small
Hi,
That's common with MacOS. It is an indexing for spotlight.
> God bless.
> Matthew Dierckens,
> Certified assistive technology specialist
> Macintosh, iOS, and windows Trainer
> On Aug 9, 2019, at 10:45, Gabe Griffith wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have found these files appear whenever I copy and
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,
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
