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From: nerm@Apple.COM (Dean Yu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: What's the ".. Rename & Move.." file/folder?
Message-ID: <53494@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 30 May 91 22:13:14 GMT
References: <6039@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <6039@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au> pnm@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Paul BIG-EARS Menon) writes:
>Hi gang,
>  I've noticed this a couple of times when shifting around at the
>  top level of disks.  A file/folder with the sequence:
>	".... [gibberish] Rename and Move.."
>
>  or something like that.  I've seen this twice. I'e been too busy to
>  examine it at those times - but when I return to it - gone!
>
>  Is this a scratch area?  It seems to be invisible from the 'Desktop' level.
>
>Clues anyone?
>

  This is used by Apple/FileShare servers when an MS-DOS machine is connected
to it, and either a -- you guess it -- rename or move operation is performed
by the MS-DOS machine, this folder is used.

  -- Dean Yu
     Blue Meanie, Negative Ethnic Role Model, etc.
     Apple Computer, Inc.
     blah blah blah...