I wish to copy “Word” files created on my Mac to a usb stick and then to a PC. Copy is successful but includes “trashes” and “spotlight” created by Apple but not needed on PC
Can this be avoided ?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 14.4
I delete .dot_files littering FAT formatted thumb drives before using them on a smart TV etc via the Terminal with:
dot_clean -mnf [folder path]
But that does not touch those .Trashes and .Spotlight-V100 folders. I have not found a way to delete them via the Terminal ('ls: .: Operation not permitted' at least with sudo) but they do not bother me much so I have not tried very hard (.fseventsd can be readily removed).
I now again tested this and after revealing the FAT drive's invisible files via Shift-Command-. in the Finder I could delete .Spotlight-V100 folder but it soon re-appears unless Spotlight search for that volume is disabled via System > Siri & Spotlight > Spotlight Privacy... Oddly that does not reveal those .dot_files in Finder.
I delete .dot_files littering FAT formatted thumb drives before using them on a smart TV etc via the Terminal with:
dot_clean -mnf [folder path]
But that does not touch those .Trashes and .Spotlight-V100 folders. I have not found a way to delete them via the Terminal ('ls: .: Operation not permitted' at least with sudo) but they do not bother me much so I have not tried very hard (.fseventsd can be readily removed).
I now again tested this and after revealing the FAT drive's invisible files via Shift-Command-. in the Finder I could delete .Spotlight-V100 folder but it soon re-appears unless Spotlight search for that volume is disabled via System > Siri & Spotlight > Spotlight Privacy... Oddly that does not reveal those .dot_files in Finder.
Arnie896 wrote:
I wish to copy “Word” files created on my Mac to a usb stick and then to a PC. Copy is successful but includes “trashes” and “spotlight” created by Apple but not needed on PC
Can this be avoided ?
No. Those are files that are on all Mac external drives but are invisible when you're using a Mac. Just ignore them.
BDAqua wrote:
This can do it...
http://www.zeroonetwenty.com/blueharvest/
Thanks for the better information!
:)
Avoiding Trashes and Spotlight ?
