Jonathan Cohn
> On Oct 19, 2015, at 5:03 PM, Eileen Scrivani <etscriv...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I had my Mac Book restored to Yosemity last week. I’ve recopied my files
> back onto the computer, but have a question about the files I copied over
> from a USB drive.
>
> I copied 3 folders from my Windows 8 computer. The files are a combination
> of .DOC (MS Word) .TXT & .PDF files. They are in the folders on the Mac.
> However, before I get to the file names I recognize, I have a series of files
> that all seem to begin with ~$ then the file name. Some say they are MS Word
> docs, but others indicate they are Unixe executable files. I have no idea
> why they are there or where they came from. Can anyone please explain what
> they are, why they are there and can I delete them from the folders? Below
> the list of all the ones that start with ~$ is the real file list of names I
> am able to open in Text Edit and read.
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> Eileen
>
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> <Eileen scrivani.vcf>hello,
These contain metadata like tags and access list and default application to
open the file. They should be safe to delete if they appear on your mac hfs
disk partition though copying the files back to the mac should have
reincorporated these with the regular files. I would be more concered about
iphoto or iTunes files if they lose this information.
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