Auto-created directories
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| − | This page demonstrates all of the usually hidden directories and files that are automatically created by the OS when you plug in a storage device. | + | {{FormatInfo |
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| + | }} This page demonstrates all of the usually hidden directories and files that are automatically created by the OS when you plug in a storage device. | ||
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|/System Volume Information | |/System Volume Information | ||
| − | | | + | |Usually inaccessible to Windows users without proper command line stuff, to access this, plug this into a Mac, Chromebook, or Linux computer. |
|Microsoft Windows | |Microsoft Windows | ||
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|Stores files currently in the recycle bin in Windows | |Stores files currently in the recycle bin in Windows | ||
|Microsoft Windows | |Microsoft Windows | ||
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| + | |/.Trashes | ||
| + | |Ditto as above, but for Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS | ||
| + | |Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |/LOST.DIR | ||
| + | |Stores data when Android has a problem | ||
| + | |Google/AOSP Android | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |/.LOST.DIR | ||
| + | |Stores data when Android has a problem | ||
| + | |Google/AOSP Android | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |/Android | ||
| + | |Stores data and cache created by Android apps, and this may appear if you use Windows Subsystem for Android. | ||
| + | |Google/AOSP Android | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |/.android_secure | ||
| + | |Stores apps that have been moved to the SD card or USB OTG | ||
| + | |Google/AOSP Android | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |/.Spotlight-V100 | ||
| + | |Stores spotlight index data | ||
| + | |Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |/.fseventsd | ||
| + | |.fseventsd is part of the File System Events notification mechanism - when a file changes, the operating system sends a message to any programs which care, such as the Spotlight indexing system. <ref> https://www.quora.com/What-do-folders-named-fseventsd-Spotlight-V100-and-Trashes-mean-on-OS-X-10-6-Snow-Leopard/answer/James-Sutherland-5?ch=15&oid=7300798&share=e0b22fc8&srid=tyMQ3&target_type=answer </ref> | ||
| + | |Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |/LG Smart TV | ||
| + | |Stores cache for LG smart TVs with webOS in the form of .tn3 files. | ||
| + | |LG webOS (Only TVs) | ||
|} | |} | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:02, 21 January 2022
This page demonstrates all of the usually hidden directories and files that are automatically created by the OS when you plug in a storage device.| Path | Description | OS that makes it |
|---|---|---|
| /System Volume Information | Usually inaccessible to Windows users without proper command line stuff, to access this, plug this into a Mac, Chromebook, or Linux computer. | Microsoft Windows |
| /$RECYCLE.BIN | Stores files currently in the recycle bin in Windows | Microsoft Windows |
| /.Trashes | Ditto as above, but for Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS | Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS |
| /LOST.DIR | Stores data when Android has a problem | Google/AOSP Android |
| /.LOST.DIR | Stores data when Android has a problem | Google/AOSP Android |
| /Android | Stores data and cache created by Android apps, and this may appear if you use Windows Subsystem for Android. | Google/AOSP Android |
| /.android_secure | Stores apps that have been moved to the SD card or USB OTG | Google/AOSP Android |
| /.Spotlight-V100 | Stores spotlight index data | Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS |
| /.fseventsd | .fseventsd is part of the File System Events notification mechanism - when a file changes, the operating system sends a message to any programs which care, such as the Spotlight indexing system. [1] | Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS |
| /LG Smart TV | Stores cache for LG smart TVs with webOS in the form of .tn3 files. | LG webOS (Only TVs) |
