OS 10.5 - removing ._ files for windows volumes

mshale · mshale #1 (**permalink**)

07-23-2008, 07:50 PM

So, I've got a computer in my car that runs windows. I dumped my iTunes library into the "My Music" folder and fired up a program called Centrafuse and it tries to play these ._songtitle files. They are all .mp3 files, but it seems that Centrafuse is the only program that can see them. Windows has no idea that they are there. I found and removed all of the .DS_store and the ._DS_Store files by searching for "._" Which makes me wonder why it didn't see the files in question.

Any suggestions??

lifeisabeach · lifeisabeach #2 (**permalink**)

07-23-2008, 09:19 PM

Those ._songtitle files are resource files used only by OS X. You can prevent OS X from copying those files to your car computer by a preference panel app called BlueHarvest.

mshale · mshale #3 (**permalink**)

07-24-2008, 07:26 AM

Amazing! Wonder why that didn't show up in my Google search?

Thanks a ton

mshale #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 02, 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 280 Mac Specs: MacbookPro 2.5GHz, 4GB RAM, 250GB @5200 rpm Hard Drive, OS X 10.5	07-23-2008, 07:50 PM So, I've got a computer in my car that runs windows. I dumped my iTunes library into the "My Music" folder and fired up a program called Centrafuse and it tries to play these ._songtitle files. They are all .mp3 files, but it seems that Centrafuse is the only program that can see them. Windows has no idea that they are there. I found and removed all of the .DS_store and the ._DS_Store files by searching for "._" Which makes me wonder why it didn't see the files in question. Any suggestions?? One does what one can... but together we can do more.
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Member Since: Sep 30, 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 5,787 Mac Specs: iMac i3 (mid-2010) + OS 10.8; TV 2; iPhone 4S; iPad 1	07-23-2008, 09:19 PM Those ._songtitle files are resource files used only by OS X. You can prevent OS X from copying those files to your car computer by a preference panel app called BlueHarvest.
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