retiredfromlife
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While trying to find the best budget backup solution, one thing I would like for the backup disks is to get rid of those side car files that Mac produces as I want to be able to use these disks on windows and Mac and not have these extra files cluttering up the system and making it hard to organise and view on a PC.
I was looking at Tinker Tool, but I am not sure what drives are considered "network drives" or is this configurable.
Would be nice to stop these files getting on SD cards as well. I tried using the write protect switch on a card but it fell off when I tried to use it. so pass on that idea.
https://www.bresink.com/osx/0TinkerTool/screenshots.html
I am calling these side car files, but that is only because I do not know how to properly describe them.
What are the recommended ways to not get these extra files on external drives and SD cards if possible ?
Edit
Currently I am using exFat to format the drive I am using on both windows and the iMac. If I installed one of the NTFS drivers by Paragon etc would that stop these extra files being written to those drives, just a thought if using NTFS drives would solve the problem.
I was looking at Tinker Tool, but I am not sure what drives are considered "network drives" or is this configurable.
Would be nice to stop these files getting on SD cards as well. I tried using the write protect switch on a card but it fell off when I tried to use it. so pass on that idea.
https://www.bresink.com/osx/0TinkerTool/screenshots.html
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I am calling these side car files, but that is only because I do not know how to properly describe them.
What are the recommended ways to not get these extra files on external drives and SD cards if possible ?
Edit
Currently I am using exFat to format the drive I am using on both windows and the iMac. If I installed one of the NTFS drivers by Paragon etc would that stop these extra files being written to those drives, just a thought if using NTFS drives would solve the problem.
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