The @eaDir directories contain extended attributes and thumbnails that take up quite a bit of space, not unlike Windows Thumbs.db files.
Here’s how to get rid of them easily from the command line.
First, SSH into your Synology NAS box and log in as root, then type this to locate the @eaDir folders:
find . -name "@eaDir" -type d | more
If you’re happy you’re not going to accidentally delete something important, then make it happen:
find . -name "@eaDir" -type d -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf
Note that after deleting the directories, you may also want to disable the services that created them.
Do you have any feedback on the above? Please leave it in the comments section below. Thank you!
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kubikajiri
June 13, 2013 at 9:08 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hey!
Awesome guide, those @eaDir’s synology and OSX .DS_Store files are really annoying.
Thanks for the help, keep up the good work!
Disable indexing and generation of @eaDir directories on Synology NAS » MikeBeach.org
December 12, 2012 at 7:01 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
[...] After disabling the services, you may want to delete all the created @eaDir directories. [...]