I want to prevent my MAC from creating ._file_name files on external memory drives that I plug into it. I think I've turned off Spotlight completely. However, such files keep getting created. How to fix that?
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2The Finder creates those files, not Spotlight. – Glen Yates Oct 14 '18 at 19:41
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@GlenYates, how to prevent finder from creating them? – nylypej Oct 14 '18 at 20:09
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They're created because whatever filesystem is on the storage device you plug in doesn’t support extended attributes/resource forks. – Marc Wilson Oct 14 '18 at 21:12