Files named .DS_Store contain various Finder properties -- "View" settings and positioning of icons, for instance. These repositories are created by Mac OS X to store information every time a new ...

Christopher Graham sent us the following note, posted to the Apache Webserver Weekly mailings: "Mac OS X users should be aware of a potential problem as the Finder creates files .DS_Store in viewed ...

Google Drive was seen flagging '.DS_Store' files generated by macOS file systems as a violation of its copyright infringement policy. '.DS_Store' is a metadata file commonly seen by Apple users when ...

Judging by the reaction to my MS Remote Desktop Client post, it is safe to assume I am not the only Mac user working in a Windows dominated office (nor am I the only one who takes care of lots of ...

Do you see all sorts of ".ds_store" and "._" files lying around on your external drive when you plug it into a Windows machine? Like this MacOSXHints reader, did you browse your company's network with ...

Google Drive is causing problems for some macOS users, as the ubiquitous ".DS_Store" files are being misinterpreted by the cloud storage service as documents that ...

Does anyone know if Leopard will still write .DS_Store files to network volumes? Id really like Leopard to NOT do this by default. <BR><BR>Anyone know why Mac OS X (Finder) write .DS_Store files to ...

Is there a specific action that causes the .DS_Store files to be made (Panther)? I am trying to create them in the Finder by making folders, switching icon views in the folders, etc. I cant seem to ...