defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true

To delete these, open a finder window select your source folder (in my case on the external harddrive)and search for '.AppleDouble' .Press the cogwheel symbol in the Finder window and select 'Show search criteria'.After that, select the 'Kind' drop down button and select 'Other ...' .Now a window opens with multiple search attributes.Select

File invisible'.Now you have an additional option when you press the 'Kind' drop down button.Select now "File visibility" and the attribute "invisible" - now you are able to see your .AppleDouble (which are actually displayed as folders)Select them and move them to trash - they will still be there in your selection window, but will have changed the location.That's it.Now you are able to copy from your source (external harddrive) to the destination ReadyNAS. Egg ReadyNAS Newbie   Posts: 8Joined: Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:31 am

Enter the following commands in the Terminal application.To disable automated updates:view plainprint?$ defaults write com.google.Keystone.Agent checkInterval 0  $ defaults write com.google.Keystone.Agent checkInterval 0Change the 0 to a 1 to re-enable updates.To set the update frequency:view plainprint?$ defaults write com.google.Keystone.Agent checkInterval <frequency>  $ defaults write com.google.Keystone.Agent checkInterval <frequency>

To turn on Activation-only Mode on Mac OS X: Make sure iTunes isn’t running and then open Terminal. In Terminal, enter a command: To turn activation-only mode on: defaults write com.apple.iTunes StoreActivationMode -integer 1 To turn activation-only mode off: defaults delete com.apple.iTunes StoreActivationMode To turn on Activation-only Mode on Windows: Make sure iTunes isn’t running, and then open a Command Prompt window. Enter a command: To turn activation-only mode on: "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt StoreActivationMode 1 To turn activation-only mode off: "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt StoreActivationMode 0