Auto-created directories
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|Stores data and cache created by Android apps, and this may appear if you use Windows Subsystem for Android. | |Stores data and cache created by Android apps, and this may appear if you use Windows Subsystem for Android. | ||
|Google/AOSP Android | |Google/AOSP Android | ||
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| + | |/.Spotlight-V100 | ||
| + | |Stores spotlight index data | ||
| + | |Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS | ||
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Revision as of 22:05, 24 November 2021
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 |
| /Android | Stores data and cache created by Android apps, and this may appear if you use Windows Subsystem for Android. | Google/AOSP Android |
| /.Spotlight-V100 | Stores spotlight index data | Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS |
