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This is definitely an example of YMMV, if someone claims that macOS is better than Windows because of a prettier UI and smoother font rendering, I simply laugh.
by Aldo_MX 10y ago
This is definitely an example of YMMV, if someone claims that macOS is better than Windows because of a prettier UI and smoother font rendering, I simply laugh.
For me it is more important to have a file manager that doesn't lock itself creating .DS_Store files in the middle of an I/O operation (ex. copying a folder from an external drive).
To be fair, Windows has the same issue with Thumbs.db files, but I can't remember the last time it happened to me, in contrast, with macOS it is annoyingly easy to trigger error -36, just connect a clean drive and copy a big folder...
- santaclaus 10y agoIf I'm staring at something for 10 hours a day smoother font rendering is a big benefit.
- WorldMaker 10y agoWindows hasn't used Thumbs.db files on most drives since it switched to a central cache in Vista.
- Aldo_MX 10y agoIt still uses them, it was not difficult to find a screenshot from a recent version of Windows. http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ximg_54ef5249364a8.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.g75g1ownD1.png http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ximg_54e...
- WorldMaker 10y agoYes, it still uses them on (certain types of) external drives (in certain types of folders) and in folders that already have them from a previous version of Windows (sometimes), but nowhere to the extent that it used to use them (because there now is a central cache for most of them), and nowhere near the extent that macOS uses .DS_Store. ETA: All of which is why my first post said "most drives"...
- sammoth 10y agoIt switched back in a later version
- WorldMaker 10y agoIt didn't "switch back", it just uses them in certain compatibility and/or external drive situations. I hedged with "most drives" for a reason.