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"dot underscore" ghost files... - nano35 - 01-17-2020
These "._xxxxxx" ghost file duplicates exist before the real files of the same album in my USB stick.
They are not real files, they don't play and skip to next one until it hits a real file and play normal.
Is it the wrong USB format? I formatted on my Mac using "MS-DOS format".
It happens to most of my downloaded files; and it seems I can't alter their tag info.
My Gear:
moode v 6.40 on RPi4
RE: "dot underscore" ghost files... - DRONE7 - 01-17-2020
It is a Mac thing....
https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Files-folders/What-can-we-do-with-files/td-p/186881
https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/14980/why-are-dot-underscore-files-created-and-how-can-i-avoid-them
not a Moode thing
Quote:You can use dot_clean command to remove or merge the ._ files:
If you move files to linux, or haveCode:dot_clean PATH_OF_FOLDER_OR_DRIVE
on your PC, and have access to theCode:Git Bash
command, you might also be able to do this:Code:find
And they're gone!Code:find . -type f -name '._*' -delete
see also mpdignore options..
http://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=2055&highlight=mpdignore
RE: "dot underscore" ghost files... - jonners - 01-17-2020
On your Mac you can just enter the dot_clean command followed by a space and then drag the folder to be cleaned into the box. The path will appear and you can now zap the nasty dots.
RE: "dot underscore" ghost files... - vinnn - 01-17-2020
Rather than delete all the files you could create a text file called .mpdignore in the root of the usb stick containing the line;
Code:
._*... then rescan the library. MPD will then ignore them when scanning files.
RE: "dot underscore" ghost files... - nano35 - 01-18-2020
Thank you so much from all of you for so many solutions I can try.
Problem solved : )