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Re: Dot files
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Re: Dot files


  • Subject: Re: Dot files
  • From: Merrie <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:27:01 +0100

If you are using your flash cross-platform there is little point in reformatting it to DOS as all non-Mac PCs will not be able to read it. You will simply have to put up with those teeny little files displaying.

At 11:49 +0100 18/6/06, Ruth Bygrave wrote:
On 18 Jun 2006, at 11:26, Merrie wrote:

These are normally invisible files and I think they only show up if the drive you are using is formatted for DOS. So perhaps use Disk Utility to reformat your flash drive to Apple format? Reformatting will delete all the files you have on your flash so copy over to your hard drive any files you want to keep.


Not in general particularly useful AFAIK. I have some vague idea that the modern big powerful file systems (NTFS for XP, Mac OS Extended Journaled for Mac) don't offer particular benefits for small drives as opposed to large modern hard drives, and you then lose the particular benefits of being able to use them cross-platform (in an Internet cafe, at a friend's house, at work), which is the most distinct benefit of using FAT32 on small drives. Since I'm using my flash drive cross-platform (generally to move files for backup to the system with the DVD burner, which runs XP), I would get no benefit from this.


OTOH, for somebody who's particularly worried about security, adding a non-standard OS to their backup drive might actually be a plus point, although they'd be more likely to think about encryption.
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