New to Mac, possible security issue .Spotlight-v100

[182]

Hey guys,

I have a flash drive which a lot of people have access to and I noticed that it has a .Spotlight-v100 folder on it. I was just wondering is this a security risk and what information could be obtained from this folder?

Thanks.

 

[richard.mac]

not a security risk at at all! its just a folder that contains indexing information for Spotlight and whether or not the disk is excluded from Spotlight. every disk has this invisible folder.

 

[182]

Thanks for your reply, does this folder contain information just on the files that are stored on the flash drive or also from the other Macs and PCs that it has been connected too?

 

[scienide09]

I get this every time I transfer files from my Mac to my PC using my USB drive. It's totally a Mac thing, and is specific to the Mac to which you've connected your drive. Of course, if you've connected to more than one Mac, there will be information on there from all of them.

If that worries you, delete the folder. It won't hurt anything, and won't slow you down. I dump mine all the time only because I never need it.