Comments on: Say Goodbye To .DS_Store Files, Resource Forks And Thumbs.db Files On A Windows/Mac Network! http://offshootinc.com/blog/2007/05/17/say-goodbye-to-ds_store-files-resource-forks-and-thumbsdb-files-on-your-windowsmac-network/ We Get Stuff Done. :) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:05:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: MacPro http://offshootinc.com/blog/2007/05/17/say-goodbye-to-ds_store-files-resource-forks-and-thumbsdb-files-on-your-windowsmac-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 MacPro Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:04:03 +0000 http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/?p=15#comment-1491 Good luck in not rendering your mac fonts useless!! You really haven’t done your homework, neither did anybody else responding to you so far. Another minefield: Type/Creator data stored in the HFS tree. Apple discontinued support for those in 10.6. Yet the software industry was supposed to be using the MIME based UTI. Nothing happened. Result: Chaos, at least as far as creative design and production is concerned working with multi-flavour EPS and other legacy - such as PS Type 1 fonts. If one then throws IT guys like yourselves in the mix, the chaos is amplified!!!! Stick to Windows or run Windows on Macs. In the end you only want a nice looking computer, which the Windows world hasn’t provided to date. Good luck in not rendering your mac fonts useless!! You really haven’t done your homework, neither did anybody else responding to you so far.
Another minefield: Type/Creator data stored in the HFS tree. Apple discontinued support for those in 10.6. Yet the software industry was supposed to be using the MIME based UTI. Nothing happened. Result: Chaos, at least as far as creative design and production is concerned working with multi-flavour EPS and other legacy – such as PS Type 1 fonts.

If one then throws IT guys like yourselves in the mix, the chaos is amplified!!!! Stick to Windows or run Windows on Macs. In the end you only want a nice looking computer, which the Windows world hasn’t provided to date.

]]> By: Working Stiff http://offshootinc.com/blog/2007/05/17/say-goodbye-to-ds_store-files-resource-forks-and-thumbsdb-files-on-your-windowsmac-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1349 Working Stiff Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:01:11 +0000 http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/?p=15#comment-1349 It's my Windows friends that question the .DS_Store files and I don't blame them. But if my OSX needs them why should I delete them? If there was a simple way to send email attachments without the .DS_Store file I'd like to know about it. But I agree w prev. poster that the problem shouldn't exist in the first place and that blame is on Apple's OSX. It’s my Windows friends that question the .DS_Store files and I don’t blame them. But if my OSX needs them why should I delete them?
If there was a simple way to send email attachments without the .DS_Store file I’d like to know about it.
But I agree w prev. poster that the problem shouldn’t exist in the first place and that blame is on Apple’s OSX.

]]> By: printer cartridges http://offshootinc.com/blog/2007/05/17/say-goodbye-to-ds_store-files-resource-forks-and-thumbsdb-files-on-your-windowsmac-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1337 printer cartridges Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:18:20 +0000 http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/?p=15#comment-1337 I have installed Blue Harvest and i don't find ccleaner files in that. I don't know anything in mac pc so what should i do? I have installed Blue Harvest and i don’t find ccleaner files in that. I don’t know anything in mac pc so what should i do?

]]> By: taufgeschenk http://offshootinc.com/blog/2007/05/17/say-goodbye-to-ds_store-files-resource-forks-and-thumbsdb-files-on-your-windowsmac-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1335 taufgeschenk Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:19:49 +0000 http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/?p=15#comment-1335 Thanks for this guide for the removal of the .DS_Store files.Now the network works more smoothly. Thanks for this guide for the removal of the .DS_Store files.Now the network works more smoothly.

]]> By: creat_ing http://offshootinc.com/blog/2007/05/17/say-goodbye-to-ds_store-files-resource-forks-and-thumbsdb-files-on-your-windowsmac-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 creat_ing Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:42:58 +0000 http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/?p=15#comment-1311 Great post! thx very much! Great post! thx very much!

]]> By: Robert http://offshootinc.com/blog/2007/05/17/say-goodbye-to-ds_store-files-resource-forks-and-thumbsdb-files-on-your-windowsmac-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1302 Robert Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:38:01 +0000 http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/?p=15#comment-1302 Disclosure: I'm not a mac fan-atic. No patience for FOSS or WinTel fanbois either. While I appreciate the sharing of information, none of this treats the problem - only the symptom. The problem is that Apple has chosen to take the lazy man's way out by implementing a clumsy kludge, rather than fixing the existing architecture. The data in these helper files should either be stored on the client, or not exist at all. Writing to a network drive is NOT a requirement for reading files, and writing an OS that behaves this way by default is just plain irresponsible. And, no. I'm not going to run around to every mac to either run commands, or to install an app to suppress finder turds. What would be really useful would be a method to embed apple script in a windows domain login script to disable the behavior on logon. Until I can dope that out, I'm just turning off write access to smb shares for our mac users. They can learn to use ftp instead. Disclosure: I’m not a mac fan-atic. No patience for FOSS or WinTel fanbois either.

While I appreciate the sharing of information, none of this treats the problem – only the symptom.

The problem is that Apple has chosen to take the lazy man’s way out by implementing a clumsy kludge, rather than fixing the existing architecture.

The data in these helper files should either be stored on the client, or not exist at all.

Writing to a network drive is NOT a requirement for reading files, and writing an OS that behaves this way by default is just plain irresponsible.

And, no. I’m not going to run around to every mac to either run commands, or to install an app to suppress finder turds.

What would be really useful would be a method to embed apple script in a windows domain login script to disable the behavior on logon.

Until I can dope that out, I’m just turning off write access to smb shares for our mac users. They can learn to use ftp instead.

]]> By: Sii Cockerill http://offshootinc.com/blog/2007/05/17/say-goodbye-to-ds_store-files-resource-forks-and-thumbsdb-files-on-your-windowsmac-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1287 Sii Cockerill Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:58:41 +0000 http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/?p=15#comment-1287 Hi James, I've had Blue Harvest for over a year now and it's worked a treat to get rid of all those horrible resource forks from our servers. However, today it caused me some problems. We've been setting up SVN projects and my mac was corrupting them! It turns out (we think) that because Blue Harvest was setup to "Treat UNIX invisible files as resource forks" that the .svn files were being removed as I opened my PHP IDE. I've turned off the setting now and (fingers-crossed) they'll be no more problems. I just thought I would post a comment, just in case anyone else suffers any similar issues through mis-configuration. Cheers Hi James,

I’ve had Blue Harvest for over a year now and it’s worked a treat to get rid of all those horrible resource forks from our servers.

However, today it caused me some problems. We’ve been setting up SVN projects and my mac was corrupting them! It turns out (we think) that because Blue Harvest was setup to “Treat UNIX invisible files as resource forks” that the .svn files were being removed as I opened my PHP IDE.

I’ve turned off the setting now and (fingers-crossed) they’ll be no more problems. I just thought I would post a comment, just in case anyone else suffers any similar issues through mis-configuration.

Cheers

]]> By: Tom http://offshootinc.com/blog/2007/05/17/say-goodbye-to-ds_store-files-resource-forks-and-thumbsdb-files-on-your-windowsmac-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 Tom Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:58:17 +0000 http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/?p=15#comment-1270 Great info! Why aren't these type of 'utility' programs included in the Mac OS utilities? Just wondering... The previous post said that was using some program to get rid off these files (.DS_Store) and can't remember what it was. I'm using 'TinkerTool'. It has the option to prevent a the Mac from writing the .DS_Store files over a network (without the need to use command line in the terminal) I don't think it prevents the ._ files from being written over the network, but don't take my word for it. http://www.bresink.de/osx/TinkerTool.html Great info!
Why aren’t these type of ‘utility’ programs included in the Mac OS utilities?
Just wondering…

The previous post said that was using some program to get rid off these files (.DS_Store) and can’t remember what it was. I’m using ‘TinkerTool’. It has the option to prevent a the Mac from writing the .DS_Store files over a network (without the need to use command line in the terminal) I don’t think it prevents the ._ files from being written over the network, but don’t take my word for it.
http://www.bresink.de/osx/TinkerTool.html

]]> By: sanket http://offshootinc.com/blog/2007/05/17/say-goodbye-to-ds_store-files-resource-forks-and-thumbsdb-files-on-your-windowsmac-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 sanket Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:46:08 +0000 http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/?p=15#comment-1244 Hey hav tried it but there is an app which disable it from creating it i was using it months back but not able to find it now if u can plz mail me Hey hav tried it but there is an app which disable it from creating
it i was using it months back but not able to find it now if u can plz mail me

]]> By: Adam http://offshootinc.com/blog/2007/05/17/say-goodbye-to-ds_store-files-resource-forks-and-thumbsdb-files-on-your-windowsmac-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1228 Adam Mon, 19 May 2008 13:47:57 +0000 http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/?p=15#comment-1228 Hi - Just too say a big thank you James for this gem. Had the exact same problem and googled my way here trying to find a solution - downloading Blue Harvest as we speak. Thanks for the heads up and good read. Cheers Adam :o) Hi – Just too say a big thank you James for this gem. Had the exact same problem and googled my way here trying to find a solution – downloading Blue Harvest as we speak. Thanks for the heads up and good read.

Cheers Adam :o )

]]>