Difference in file handling on PowerPC macs and Intel macs

I have a Power PC mac at work and an intel mac at home. I've noticed that there is a difference in file handling between the two.
I cant pinpoint exactly what it is but has anyone else found this?

If your question is: Why is my work computer, which is over 7 years old, runs an old version of OS X (maybe leopard, maybe Tiger), with a now abandoned CPU architecture (PowerPC) different than my modern Mac Mini at home which runs Mountain Lion on an Intel CPU?  Then my answer would be:
Your work computer is over 7 years old.
It runs an very old version of OS X, which is NOT Mountain Lion.
It runs on a CPU known as PowerPC, which is not been used by Apple since 2006.
Your home computer is more modern.
It runs OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2.
It runs on an Intel CPU.
I can't pinpoint exactly what your question is, but I suspect that this information may help you answer it or in the alternative, ask it differently.

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