Windows is at least relatively un intrusive with that stuff, MacOS often makes hidden metadata files with the same extension as the files they store info about
I installed an old program the other day that added a Thumbs.db file from 2008 to every folder containing images as it extracted the program files to disk.
Thanks but sadly my Windows peers won’t do this because it’s a manual step and they’re already afraid of Windows knifing their computer with an update without making manual changes on top of that.
Hmm… Smells like a windows user aswell… Look at that:
.desktopdesktop.iniEdit: fixed the filename
I’ve caught the whiff of some Linux too…
.Trash-1000Windows is at least relatively un intrusive with that stuff, MacOS often makes hidden metadata files with the same extension as the files they store info about
Thumbs.db
ehthumbs_vista.db
I installed an old program the other day that added a Thumbs.db file from 2008 to every folder containing images as it extracted the program files to disk.
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-disable-windows-thumbs-db-files-from-being-created this kills that.
Thanks but sadly my Windows peers won’t do this because it’s a manual step and they’re already afraid of Windows knifing their computer with an update without making manual changes on top of that.
deleted by creator
… You mean desktop.ini?
Ah shit I’ve forgotten the ancient tablets, ill fix that thank you!