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Duplicate hidden copy of all files on external drive

when I copy any file to an external drive using my MBA, and then open this drive using a different system "windows or smart TV for example", I find a hidden copy of each file but starts with ._


Is that normal?

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 6:20 AM

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Posted on Feb 10, 2022 6:21 AM

Yes. What you're seeing are the resource forks of the file and the Windows machines don't understand them so they seem to be weird duplicates. Ignore.

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Duplicate hidden copy of all files on external drive

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