How do I stop ._ jpg images from uploading on google drive iMac OS Big Sur 11.5.2.
They are unnecessary and no one can open them anyway. Other than manually going in and deleting them after an upload to google drive, does anyone have a suggestion why this happens and what to do to prevent it?
Thanks for any suggestions.
Well I can understand your frustration. Lets try the following:
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You have to delete them afterward, these are the normally hidden files that MacOS uses to store things like icon placement and thumbnails. AFAIK, there is no way to turn it off. Generally they are small and benign and only cause issues on devices like digital photo frames that simply choke and die when they try to treat these like real jpegs.
My system is running fine. It's just that when uploading images to send either through Google Drive or Dropbox it adds this (._) image that no one can open and it's very frustrating for the recipients.
But thanks anyway.
Although I have deleted the images prior to sending, it's still a pain. I use Photoshop CC version 23.1.0 on a iMac, macOS Big Sur version 11.5.2, 3.2 GHz 6 - Core Intel Core i7.
I never had this issue until a couple years ago.
Everything I've been able to find out says it's a Mac issue. I think it's time to actually contact Apple to see what can be done if anything.
Thanks for all the help.
That sounds to me like a Google drive settings issue, I would recommend looking there.
Lordy. When trying to get info on this previously the answers said it is an Apple issue. I’m having the same issue when using Dropbox.
how to stop ._ images from uploading on google drive iMac OS Big Sur 11.5.2
