We're working with a webdav server that interacts with Mac Finder. We've noticed that at least half of the requests that Finder makes when copying files and folders to the server involve several extra files:
- A .DS_Store file for each folder
- A ._filename resource fork for each file to be copied (including one for the .DS_Store)
- A .random-string-Spotlight file
I've noticed that if I return a 403 (Forbidden) response each time Finder tries to upload one of those files Finder won't complain, and the performance is greatly increased (more than 50%).
Now my questions are, how safe it is to just ignore those files? What kind of information I might be missing? What file formats will be rendered useless? etc.
Additionally, any other suggestion on how to improve the performance of this interaction is appreciated.
Thanks