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Files in "private shared folders" cross-platform anomaly
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Description
When editing a shared document from Windows, once edits are complete, the lock file is removed. However, when editing from a mac, there is a ".[filename]" 4kb lockfile remaining. I'm able to manually remove the lockfile without issue to either the mac or windows machines. Another observation, when the file is edited from the mac, both the lockfile and the original file have time stamps indicating when they were last edited. If I edit the document from windows, there is neither a persistent lockfile nor a timestamp of my edits viewable from windows explorer.
Not a problem, but an anomaly....
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the shared-document edit workflow on Windows and macOS, observing the lockfile and timestamps described in the report. No source files or tests are named; done would require identifying and documenting or correcting the cross-platform lockfile behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100