Accessing a Windows Server: Mac leaves ghost files...

I am working off a windows network to access my files, etc. MAC leaves tons of "ghost" files (trashes, ghost files of files i've moved or saved) and it's peeving my co-workers off. I am the ONLY one who works on a mac, so the more i work, the more "extra" files my co-workers see on the windows directories.
Is there ANY way i can prevent MAC from doing this?? Or will they just have to put up with it?
Please help.. expert advice needed here..
Darrin

Hi,
If your co-workers cannot ignore the files (which are necessary for MOSX) read (AND understand before you change anything on your Mac)
this Apple Support Document
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301711
A little background info:
- .DS_Store files contains infos about file presentation and file placement
- .Trash are Network trash folders that can be safely ignored
- Most dangerous is editing/removing/messing around with resource forks. Apple files consist of two files at disk = one containing the data fork = one containing the resource fork.
Depending on the age and file saving structure of the applications you are using (newer apps do no longer rely on resource forks, PDFs are without resource forks, Xpress files are WITH resource forks) you may no longer be able to open a file once data and resource fork are split.
So the advice is: Teach others that they should NEVER mess with i.e. "._finishedlogo.psd" if there is a file named "finishedlogo.psd". The Windows people have to open the finishedlogo.psd file and leave the other one where it is. If you move or delete the file, then the ._ part will be moved or deleted to. (And just in case you are wondering: the ._ part is the resource fork).
I suggest hosting the files on a Mac or using a decent file serving software on the Windows side...
Cheers,
Walter

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