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Daniel A.19
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11 years ago
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I see duplicate files starting with ._ - what can I do?

For some reasons, I have a folder and file dupplication. Every single folder starts with ._Folder Name or ._File Name and then all the folders or files available to open appears at the complete end. How can I remove that?

desktop
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  • Daniel A.19's avatar
    Daniel A.19
    New member | Level 1
    11 years ago

    I'm not a computer geek but what I can tell you, it's exactly the problem that I have although, the problem is new since a few months as I've been using Dropbox for several years.

    What can I do to remove those files?

  • Rebecca M.30's avatar
    Rebecca M.30
    New member | Level 1
    10 years ago

    I am having exactly the same problem. Have you managed to fix it? I share multiple dropbox folders with business colleagues and friends. The duplication of files as dot underscore files has created great confusion. The dot underscore files can be deleted; however as soon as they are new ones reappear. 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    10 years ago

    Did you read the link that I provided above?

  • Rebecca M.30's avatar
    Rebecca M.30
    New member | Level 1
    10 years ago

    I need to reformat my external drive to HFS+, correct?  In order to do so, I will need to erase the disk? 

     

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