Hacking Mac Users - ? icon plugin fix

[Xarsah16]

Hey there!

Not sure who else is a Mac user, but I finally figured out why I was getting "?" icons on my home screen, and I'm hoping this helps someone.

Question mark icon to the right of the Slot2_NDS icon.

Mac computers add special files with a prefix of ._ on them, giving the illusion of duplicate files when hidden files are visible. These are extra system resource files added to the folder in question due to archiving.

For instance, in my _dstwoplug folder, I had:

._catsfc.plg (clicking gave me a white screen)
catsfc.plg (clicking loaded the plugin)

To remove the ._ files, first

create a backup of your MicroSD.

Then, you should

1. Open the Terminal​
2. Type "dot_clean", followed by a single space​
3. Drag the (_dstwoplug) folder on your MicroSD containing dot-underscore files to the terminal window​
4. Press enter​

Now, your plugin menu should be all cleaned up!


For more technical detail, as to what ._ files are or what they do, please visit this link! http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10468344-263.html