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macintosh >> .DS_Store

by PL » Wed, 17 May 2006 06:59:46 GMT

I have three Mac OSX workstations in the graphics dept in an otherwise
Microsoft shop. These guys litter all network shares with ".DS_Store"
files and "._filename" files. I have already tried the "defaults
write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true" command
but they have not stopped creating these files. Is there anything
else that should be done?

Thanks,
Peter.

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macintosh >> .DS_Store

by William Smith » Wed, 17 May 2006 09:14:29 GMT


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Hi Peter!

You're obviously connecting via SMB if you're seeing the "._" files.
These are the resource forks of the files without the "._". While you
can delete them without losing data, Mac OS X will simply put them back
as you access the files.

You may want to try using Windows Server's File Services for Macintosh,
which will limit your file names to 31 characters, or you can look into
using a better SMB client such as Dave from http://www.thursby.com . This
SMB client does not create the "._" files. You can download a free trial
from their website.

Hope this helps! bill
--
William M. Smith
(Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows)


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macintosh >> .DS_Store

by Albert Koning » Mon, 22 May 2006 19:06:56 GMT

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Hi Peter,

This works for me; I have installed NYX http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11582

This utility allows the option to omit these files when saving on a network.

Note that ONYX can only be run from an user account with Admin rights.



Regards,

Albert


in article XXXX@XXXXX.COM , William
Smith at XXXX@XXXXX.COM wrote on 17-05-2006 02:14:
>> In article<< XXXX@XXXXX.COM >>, >> PL<< XXXX@XXXXX.COM >> wrote: >> >>> I have three Mac OSX workstations in the graphics dept in an otherwise >>> Microsoft shop. These guys litter all network shares with ".DS_Store" >>> files and "._filename" files. I have already tried the "defaults >>> write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true" command >>> but they have not stopped creating these files. Is there anything >>> else that should be done? >> >> Hi Peter! >> >> You're obviously connecting via SMB if you're seeing the "._" files. >> These are the resource forks of the files without the "._". While you >> can delete them without losing data, Mac OS X will simply put them back >> as you access the files. >> >> You may want to try using Windows Server's File Services for Macintosh, >> which will limit your file names to 31 characters, or you can look into >> using a better SMB client such as Dave from http://www.thursby.com. This >> SMB client does not create the "._" files. You can download a free trial >> from their website. >> >> Hope this helps! bill


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