Exclude Mac ._* files

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ChristopheNL
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Exclude Mac ._* files

Post by ChristopheNL »

Hello,

I'm using XnView in my photo processing workflow, sometimes on a USB-M3 shares between MacOS and Windows.
The sharing part triggers MacOs to create ._* hidden files shadowing the actual files.

While these files are not displayed in the Viewer (because hidden), they will be copied by the "Copy To" function.

The "File List / Custom filter" seems to only accept extensions.

Is the a way to configure XnView to exclude/ignore the MacOs generated ._* files ?

Thanks!