When I connect the usb stick in hp computer it shows all the files
but when I connect it to the Mac it doesn’t show them all
how can I fix it
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Original Title: i have a usb stick with files when i connect it to mac it doesnt show all the files that it has
MacBook Air, macOS 15.2
These files that don't get displayed on the Mac, do their names begin with a period ( . )?
These would be files that are normally hidden from view in the Finder. There are many, many hidden files on the Mac drives and they are hidden for a reason. They can easily be made visible, but CAUTION is strongly advised when they are. Do not move, refile or delete any of these hidden files or folders. And the best advice is to make them invisible again when you have completed whatever task it is that requires them to be unhidden.
You can toggle the visibility of these hidden files ON and OFF in a Finder window by pressing shift-command-period (⇧⌘.)
Apple also uses a few hidden files, such as .DS_Store used by Finder.
What files, specifically?
If you are seeing pairs of files like FILE.pdf and ._FILE.pdf, the latter may be small metadata files created by the Mac Finder, rather than actual PDF documents.
USB shows all files on HP computer, but not on my MacBook Air
