.Trashes
 

Heads up...if you use your Nxxx tablet in mass storage mode on a Mac, watch out for the ".Trashes" folders that get created on your device which could soak up quite a bit of storage without you knowing it.

I found out I had 10GB of junk stored in /home/user/MyDocs/.Trashes which was from me deleting things on my N900 from my Mac while it was plugged in under Mass-Storage mode. I keep forgetting that the Mac does this. I was wondering where all my storage on the N900 was going, seemed like it was full and I didn't really have that much on there.

Just delete these folders if you see them. I might work up a script which does it automatically (or maybe one of you have one already? Share please?)

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I have this folder too! although its been more than a month since i last connected my n900 to my mac.. nevertheless, it's good to finally confirm that it's safe to delete this directory..

after deleting, i'll observe... if it comes back (even without connecting my n900 to my mac), i'll make another post..

thanks for the info!

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there is no problem with that folder as long as you empty out your bin, while the phone is still connected.

you will see the same folder on USB sticks, external hard discs and what ever else you connect.

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sounds typical of a mac. our network drives fill up with the same mac crap. enhanched security against deleting stuff though i suppose!

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there are tools for Mac OS X to select on which type of media the Mac should create this kind of folders (also the .DS_Store and others).

and as I said it is easy to solve if you empty out your bin.

the whole thing is similar to the windows Recycler folder which is present on every local disc and every disc that is mounted as a normal local disc.

so the answer is yes. Apple choose the way to keep the files and protect the user for accidental file lost, while Microsoft thinks that the user always know what he is doing and add some popups to remind him.

another tool that might help is Hazel, which can automate several tasks (such as sorting files or tagging them) but more important in this case is the function to limit the size of the trash to a specific size.
you could also use Hazel to automatically delete the .Trash folder from specific discs or to delete files from the trash who are older then some days.
Hazel is also able to overwrite files before it removes them from the trash. but I doesn't suggest this procedure on solid state discs (such as all the memories in the N900).

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Hello, I know I am a couple to months behind but I recently downloaded the Nokia Transfer Tool for use with my MAC and came across this thread about the trashes? I was wondering if anyone could give me a guide on how to safely clean this out so it doesn't take up so much space? I should warn you that any directions provided will have to be quite basic :-)

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I think the answer is to empty the trashcan on your mac when the device is mounted via usb.

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I have a better answer. :D

When i was helping package a theme there were annoying mac-virus hidden folders in every folder of the data i was sent. That stuff is insidious...

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Use a blowtorch on each and every Mac you see? I like the way you think.

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It is a bit irritating, although I've only seen it at the volume level, not actually within folders IIRC. Trashcans are for wimps anyway, rm obviously stands for "real men" :)