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Skip macOS AppleDouble sidecar files when scanning - #5
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macOS scatters ._-prefixed metadata files across non-HFS volumes; they carry an audio extension but are not decodable audio.
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It makes sense, i totally forgot about this macos behavior (I don't use it).
Thanks for the patch!
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macOS scatters AppleDouble sidecar files (names starting with
._) across non-HFS volumes such as USB sticks and SD cards. They carry an audio extension but hold metadata, not decodable audio, so they produce spurious fingerprint errors. Skip any file whose name starts with._during discovery.