On 01/13 10:48, Andrew Udvare wrote: > > > On 2019-01-13, at 08:43, [email protected] wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > it happens that I use my usbsticks with a Mac. As soon I use the stick > > again with my trusty Linux...I found a lot of added "hidden" files, > > which are shorter and renamed versions of files, which are already > > there...and there are everywere. > > > > Is there any hack/trick/<whatever> to prevent MacOS to write to > > my usbstick when not instructed to do so? > > There are these two defaults settings, and they don't require root to set > them: > > defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true > defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores true > > These are only for stopping Finder from writing .DS_Store files. Anything you > delete on macOS will still go in .Trash/ at the root of the drive. > > -- > Andrew Udvare >
Hi Andrew, ok...I only will delete something from my usbstick when I at home using Linux :) Only to get sure not to break anything (the MAC is not my own and I am not at $HOME with Macs)...the two commands: defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores true need to given as commands at the commandline (the way real UNICES do it), aren't they? Cheers! Meino
