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Safely remove '._' files via an AppleScript
Authored by: osxpounder on Mar 10, '05 03:19:59PM

Thanks, toc .... I renamed this script to "DotFileCleanser" so I'd remember what it will do for me. I must wait until I get home to test it on my MP3 player, where dot files cause a slight problem [the MP3 player tries to play them and wastes a good 20 seconds to a minute before moving on to the next].

If I run this, though, it will scrub the custom icon I added to my MP3 player, right? Or will it? I noticed that the custom icon only appeared on my office Mac, at first. I copied the Photoshop file to my home Mac, plugged in my MP3 player, pasted the new icon art into its Get Info window, and now the same icon appears on the home machine, too. This suggests that the custom icon is saved somewhere on the computer, not on the MP3 player. Do you think that's right?

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Safely remove '._' files via an AppleScript
Authored by: osxpounder on Nov 01, '05 02:23:00PM

Sorry it's taken me so long to follow up. Just wanted to confirm that this script works wonderfully [I just add an .mp3 extension to the dialog box as it runs] and does just what I wanted: gets rid of all the "._blah.mp3" files on my i-bead 200 mp3 player. That player is great, btw.

Thanks so much!

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