on Fri, 2 Feb 2007
11:41:40 -0800
> > That is usually the problem. Do not use the WPS. I
> > only use the command line
> > to copy the files off the SD card (and sometimes to
> > delete them)
>
> I run into this with thumbdrives. ZTree usually works
> like the Command Line, I think, but sometimes it
> creates EA. SF and WPROOT, and I'm not sure what
> triggers the different behavior. I know it is
> possible to zap those files using DFSEE, and also with
> other methods, but I usually forget how. (And, like
> Mark, I'd really rather not have to deal with them in
> the first place.) Luckily, the presence of those
> files -- when & where they occur -- doesn't seem to
> have prevented using those thumbdrives with the other
> OS, so I haven't had to do anything about it for quite
> awhile. I would like to be able to zap them off
> quickly and easily, however.
>
> Should any of you come up with a better proactive fix
> -- one that does not restrict things to the Command
> Line -- please spread the news.
Well if you must use the WPS, which I don't, then create a batch file to change
the attributes of the two files and then delete them. Run it just before you
eject the drive.
attrib -s -h "wp root. sf"
erase "wp root. sf"
attrib - s -h "ea data. sf"
erase "ea data. sf"
--
Robert Blair
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