[Ti] [OT] Windoze networking and Invisible files

[Bill Reburn]

On 7/8/03 6:39 PM, "Benn" <joverkamp at earthlink.net> wrote:

> On Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 03:08  PM, Bill Reburn wrote: I know this is
> somewhat Ti/PowerBook related cause I bet more laptops  are accessing these
> Windows networks than other models of Macs..
> 
>> Anywho - whats with the invisible files popping up everywhere? I have  to
>> explain some OSX stuff to the NT admin here - does anyone have any  resources
>> I could draw from to help with this? Or to help explain whats going on?
>> 
> 
> I'd guess you're talking about ._<name of file> that shows up when you
> transfer files to a Windows machine, but you never see on the mac.   They are
> resource files that the mac uses but windows machines do not.   I posted a
> link on MacOSXhints about this topic and the comments go a  little further:
> http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20020217094739452 My solution was
> simply to use the UNIX cp command to copy the files, as  it does not copy the
> resources.  This can be done from the terminal or  through a GUI front end to
> the command. There is also another hint with comments that might be helpful
> here: http://www.macosxhints.com/
> article.php?story=20021118060850652&query=%5C%22._%5C%22
> 
> If this wasn't what you're talking about I'm sorry. Benn
> 

That's exactly what I am talking about.. I have other Win2k users on the
network that are freaking out about them.. They think they're going to over
run our server (which they aren't, sheesh).

So, I can use whatever method to remove them but what about the mention of
moving those files back to my OSX Ti? Do those ._whatever files need to
remain for me to have that functionality? I am moving graphics files back
and forth all day, will these files still be useable on my OSX Ti after
deleting the ._whatever files?

I have a PC at my disposal, maybe I will simply set myself up with a
folder/directory on the Win2k server to move all my 'from OSX' files into
then move them to appropriate locations with the Win2k box, would that work?




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