Datasheet

Once you've disabled and removed hidden files with the above commands on Mac OSX you need to be careful to

copy files to the board with a special command that prevents future hidden files from being created. Unfortunately

you cannot use drag and drop copy in Finder because it will still create these hidden extended attribute files in some

cases (for files downloaded from the internet, like Adafruit's modules).

To copy a file or folder use the -X option for the cp command in a terminal. For example to copy a foo.mpy file to the

board use a command like:

Or to copy a folder and all of its child files/folders use a command like:

Other Mac OSX Space-Saving Tips

If you'd like to see the amount of space used on the drive and manually delete hidden files here's how to do so. First

list the amount of space used on the CIRCUITPY drive with the df command:

Lets remove the ._ files first.

cp -X foo.mpy /Volumes/CIRCUITPY

cp -rX folder_to_copy /Volumes/CIRCUITPY

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