[OT] Improving OS X's x-play file copying

[Scott Rossi]

Recently, "Richard Gaskin"  wrote:

> When copying files from OS X to a mounted Win volume, OS X insists on
> creating metadata files for each file and folder I copy (the ones starting
> with ".").
> 
> Is there a checkbox somewhere labeled "Please stop being oh so very clever
> and instead only copy the files I'm telling you to copy without also
> creating a bunch of stuff I neither asked for nor need", or the equivalent?

I've never seen one.  I believe it does this to maintain the original file
associations, but I've never seen a way to shut it off.  As I'm sure you
know, it also creates those most excellent .ds_store files within folders.
I've had to explain to many a Windows client to ignore those files.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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