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Compressed hidden files are not hidden anymore when uncompressing on Windows
When I zip hidden files and folder and unzip on a Windows PC, they do not remain hidden. I tried to hide them with dot and also with the command chflags hidden.
Is there anything I can do? It happens only when sending Mac to Windows, Mac to Mac works fine.
macos windows zip compression
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When I zip hidden files and folder and unzip on a Windows PC, they do not remain hidden. I tried to hide them with dot and also with the command chflags hidden.
Is there anything I can do? It happens only when sending Mac to Windows, Mac to Mac works fine.
macos windows zip compression
edited Jan 20 at 13:38
Nimesh Neema
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asked Jan 20 at 13:15
TryingTryingTryingTrying
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When I zip hidden files and folder and unzip on a Windows PC, they do not remain hidden. I tried to hide them with dot and also with the command chflags hidden.
Is there anything I can do? It happens only when sending Mac to Windows, Mac to Mac works fine.
macos windows zip compression
edited Jan 20 at 13:38
Nimesh Neema
15.3k64176
asked Jan 20 at 13:15
TryingTryingTryingTrying
84
When I zip hidden files and folder and unzip on a Windows PC, they do not remain hidden. I tried to hide them with dot and also with the command chflags hidden.
Is there anything I can do? It happens only when sending Mac to Windows, Mac to Mac works fine.
macos windows zip compression
macos windows zip compression
edited Jan 20 at 13:38
Nimesh Neema
15.3k64176
asked Jan 20 at 13:15
TryingTryingTryingTrying
84
edited Jan 20 at 13:38
Nimesh Neema
15.3k64176
asked Jan 20 at 13:15
TryingTryingTryingTrying
84
edited Jan 20 at 13:38
Nimesh Neema
15.3k64176
edited Jan 20 at 13:38
Nimesh Neema
15.3k64176
edited Jan 20 at 13:38
Nimesh Neema
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asked Jan 20 at 13:15
TryingTryingTryingTrying
84
asked Jan 20 at 13:15
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asked Jan 20 at 13:15
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The filesystem running on macOS and Windows handles hidden files differently. The two approaches, i.e. prepending a dot . character to filename or using chflags hidden won't work as it will set the file as hidden on Mac and not on Windows.
The filenames prepended with . will remain hidden on any UNIX/Linux system.
You can hide files on Windows by getting properties on a file and checking the "hidden" box on the general tab. This will only hide a file if you don't change the default behavior of Windows Explorer to keep hidden files hidden.
edited Jan 20 at 14:11
Steve Chambers
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answered Jan 20 at 13:48
Nimesh NeemaNimesh Neema
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Oh I see. Thank you Nimesh. Is there anything to keep these files hidden when unzipping on Windows?
– TryingTrying
Jan 20 at 13:52
@TryingTrying no there is not as I think zip files do not contain anything to mark a file as hidden except the file name for Unix.
– Mark
Jan 20 at 15:09
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The filesystem running on macOS and Windows handles hidden files differently. The two approaches, i.e. prepending a dot . character to filename or using chflags hidden won't work as it will set the file as hidden on Mac and not on Windows.
The filenames prepended with . will remain hidden on any UNIX/Linux system.
You can hide files on Windows by getting properties on a file and checking the "hidden" box on the general tab. This will only hide a file if you don't change the default behavior of Windows Explorer to keep hidden files hidden.
edited Jan 20 at 14:11
Steve Chambers
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answered Jan 20 at 13:48
Nimesh NeemaNimesh Neema
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Oh I see. Thank you Nimesh. Is there anything to keep these files hidden when unzipping on Windows?
– TryingTrying
Jan 20 at 13:52
@TryingTrying no there is not as I think zip files do not contain anything to mark a file as hidden except the file name for Unix.
– Mark
Jan 20 at 15:09
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The filesystem running on macOS and Windows handles hidden files differently. The two approaches, i.e. prepending a dot . character to filename or using chflags hidden won't work as it will set the file as hidden on Mac and not on Windows.
The filenames prepended with . will remain hidden on any UNIX/Linux system.
You can hide files on Windows by getting properties on a file and checking the "hidden" box on the general tab. This will only hide a file if you don't change the default behavior of Windows Explorer to keep hidden files hidden.
edited Jan 20 at 14:11
Steve Chambers
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answered Jan 20 at 13:48
Nimesh NeemaNimesh Neema
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Oh I see. Thank you Nimesh. Is there anything to keep these files hidden when unzipping on Windows?
– TryingTrying
Jan 20 at 13:52
@TryingTrying no there is not as I think zip files do not contain anything to mark a file as hidden except the file name for Unix.
– Mark
Jan 20 at 15:09
add a comment |
The filesystem running on macOS and Windows handles hidden files differently. The two approaches, i.e. prepending a dot . character to filename or using chflags hidden won't work as it will set the file as hidden on Mac and not on Windows.
The filenames prepended with . will remain hidden on any UNIX/Linux system.
You can hide files on Windows by getting properties on a file and checking the "hidden" box on the general tab. This will only hide a file if you don't change the default behavior of Windows Explorer to keep hidden files hidden.
edited Jan 20 at 14:11
Steve Chambers
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answered Jan 20 at 13:48
Nimesh NeemaNimesh Neema
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The filesystem running on macOS and Windows handles hidden files differently. The two approaches, i.e. prepending a dot . character to filename or using chflags hidden won't work as it will set the file as hidden on Mac and not on Windows.
The filenames prepended with . will remain hidden on any UNIX/Linux system.
You can hide files on Windows by getting properties on a file and checking the "hidden" box on the general tab. This will only hide a file if you don't change the default behavior of Windows Explorer to keep hidden files hidden.
edited Jan 20 at 14:11
Steve Chambers
14.8k21739
answered Jan 20 at 13:48
Nimesh NeemaNimesh Neema
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edited Jan 20 at 14:11
Steve Chambers
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edited Jan 20 at 14:11
Steve Chambers
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Steve Chambers
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Nimesh NeemaNimesh Neema
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answered Jan 20 at 13:48
Nimesh NeemaNimesh Neema
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Oh I see. Thank you Nimesh. Is there anything to keep these files hidden when unzipping on Windows?
– TryingTrying
Jan 20 at 13:52
@TryingTrying no there is not as I think zip files do not contain anything to mark a file as hidden except the file name for Unix.
– Mark
Jan 20 at 15:09
add a comment |
Oh I see. Thank you Nimesh. Is there anything to keep these files hidden when unzipping on Windows?
– TryingTrying
Jan 20 at 13:52
@TryingTrying no there is not as I think zip files do not contain anything to mark a file as hidden except the file name for Unix.
– Mark
Jan 20 at 15:09
Oh I see. Thank you Nimesh. Is there anything to keep these files hidden when unzipping on Windows?
– TryingTrying
Jan 20 at 13:52
Oh I see. Thank you Nimesh. Is there anything to keep these files hidden when unzipping on Windows?
– TryingTrying
Jan 20 at 13:52
@TryingTrying no there is not as I think zip files do not contain anything to mark a file as hidden except the file name for Unix.
– Mark
Jan 20 at 15:09
@TryingTrying no there is not as I think zip files do not contain anything to mark a file as hidden except the file name for Unix.
– Mark
Jan 20 at 15:09
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