Auto-created directories

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|Stores files currently in the recycle bin in Windows
 
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|Ditto as above, but for Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS
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Revision as of 21:56, 24 November 2021

This page demonstrates all of the usually hidden directories and files that are automatically created by the OS when you plug in a storage device.

Path Description OS that makes it
/System Volume Information Microsoft Windows
/$RECYCLE.BIN Stores files currently in the recycle bin in Windows Microsoft Windows
/.Trashes Ditto as above, but for Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS
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