copy file on Mac

[Richard Gaskin]

Mark Schonewille wrote:

> Sarah and Chipp,
> 
> Please! Don't set the filetype to empty. This can cause unexpected  
> results, such as files appearing at random locations in Finder  
> windows or even off-screen on the desktop, particularly on older  
> systems. Have mercy with the users of your software. Instead, set the  
> filetype to "????????".

Is the Mac so brittle that merely copying a file from any file system 
that doesn't support Mac metadata will cause these anomalies?

I've seen the Finder be a tad flaky now and then, but nothing quite as 
extreme as moving files to inaccessible locations by simply not having a 
creator code assigned to them.

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