Just for clarification, do you mean just to empty the normal trash? I have done this, and those annoying files are still there, every time, on my removeable media. They make it so mp3's won't play on my dvd player(which also has a usb port). thanks for the blue harvest link. Caitlyn
Caitlyn Furness laven...@bell.net On Jun 5, 2011, at 9:25 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Chris, > > I think Anne answered this a couple of months earlier. I'll paste in her > answer: > > <begin quote> > I don't know anything about that other operating system, but on the Mac, if > you empty the trash before disconnecting the device, those hidden files > should disappear and the space will be freed up. I always do this with my > Milestone and any USB drives. > <end quote> > > If you're really annoyed by these files you can buy a BlueHarvest4 license: > http://www.zeroonetwenty.com/blueharvest4/ > > I've never used this myself, but you can download the free trial and then > spring for a $13.95 single user license if you wish. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Jun 5, 2011, at 14:46, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > >> OK, this is driving me bonkers! Is there not a way to shut this off? Every >> time I insert a USB thumb/Flash drive, or my NLS cartrage etc. into my >> macbook, OSX just totally! insists on making 3 folders on the drive: >> >> .fseventsd >> .Spotlight-V100 >> and .Trashes >> >> I know the folders are extremely little in size and unharmful, but they're >> getting in my way! Especially being I use some of these drives both on >> windows and on the Mac. >> >> Is there not a way to have the mac not auto create those? >> >> Chris. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
