December 7, 201312 yr I notice in my directory I have files named "._filename" and they're all the same size 4.1. Do they do anything or can they be deleted?
December 7, 201312 yr You use a Mac, correct? You can delete them. They exist on your Mac or PC, too, but, the '.' at the beginning of the name keeps them 'hidden'. Those 'dot files' are small 'hidden' files that are used to keep track of things. (like the position of the file on the desktop, your preferred sort order for a folder. They are also used by the finder to control things like a 'copy' or 'move'.)
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