._filename.extention

[MvL]

Hi,

 

If I go to Tower --> Disk1 --> files I see a lot of files starting with ._filname.extention. What is the function of these files?

 

Edit: I use version 6 beta 8

[itimpi]

I do not see any such files on my system, so I do not think it is unRAID itself that is putting them there.  You will need to work out what app/system is creating them to identify what they are used for.

[MvL]

Okay.., thanks for the info.

 

I'll deleted the files beginning with ._

 

rm ._*

 

So I'm curious if they appear again.

[gfjardim]

They are metadata files created by Apple's OSX. The most common ones are: .DS_Store, ._DS_Store, ._filename.ext.

[MvL]

ah, okey. Thanks.

 

I did knew that .DS_Store and ._Store where metadata files but not ._filename.extention. I find these metadata files a bit annoying..

[gfjardim]

ah, okey. Thanks.

 

I did knew that .DS_Store and ._Store where metadata files but not ._filename.extention. I find these metadata files a bit annoying..

 

If you want, there's a way to avoid it's creation. Just add:

 

[global]
veto files = /._*/.DS_Store/.Trashes/.TemporaryItems/
delete veto files = yes

 

to /boot/config/smb-extra.conf file.

[itimpi]

I believe that it is possible to tell OSX to not create these files on network shares.  It might be worth googling this to find out?

[MvL]

Thank you!

 

Good information guys! I will checkout both options.