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 ...

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 infringe copyright. Users of Google ...

If you have a Mac, and if BadUSB or the code released at DerbyCon to make BadUSB work didn’t scare you off from using thumb drives, then you might want to start using a free app like CleanMyDrive. Why ...

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 ...

Anyone know if its still possible to prevent the creation of.DS_Store files on network volumes in Leopard like you could back in Tiger?<BR><BR>http://docs.info.apple ...

.DS_Store files can pollute the network and removable storage for non-Mac users. Learn what these files do and how to disable them. Get the web's best business technology news, tutorials, reviews, ...