http://osxdaily.com/2009/12/31/what-is-a-ds_store-file/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Tue, 21 May 2013 21:37:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://osxdaily.com/2009/12/31/what-is-a-ds_store-file/#comment-404744 Delete All .DS_Store Files from Mac OS X Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:09:01 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=2330#comment-404744 [...] DS_Store files are hidden system files that reside within almost every folder of Mac OS X, they contain folder-specific information and settings, like what view to use, icon size, and other metadata pertaining to their directory. Though they’re invisible to the average user, if you’re sharing with a Windows PC or have hidden files shown in Finder you’ll see them in every folder, and if you’re trying to force a change like which view to use across all directories in Finder, you may discover the .DS_Store files are in the way. [...] [...] DS_Store files are hidden system files that reside within almost every folder of Mac OS X, they contain folder-specific information and settings, like what view to use, icon size, and other metadata pertaining to their directory. Though they’re invisible to the average user, if you’re sharing with a Windows PC or have hidden files shown in Finder you’ll see them in every folder, and if you’re trying to force a change like which view to use across all directories in Finder, you may discover the .DS_Store files are in the way. [...]

]]> http://osxdaily.com/2009/12/31/what-is-a-ds_store-file/#comment-404552 Change Finder Windows View Style from the Command Line in Mac OS X Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:11:48 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=2330#comment-404552 [...] you find these settings to not be consistent across Finder windows, you must remove .DS_Store files from the inconsistent directories. Because the .DS_Store files are prepended with a period they are [...] [...] you find these settings to not be consistent across Finder windows, you must remove .DS_Store files from the inconsistent directories. Because the .DS_Store files are prepended with a period they are [...]

]]> http://osxdaily.com/2009/12/31/what-is-a-ds_store-file/#comment-99291 avvid Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:51:27 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=2330#comment-99291 What happens when multiple Mac's are on the network share with the .DS_Store files? Does this file keep track of settings on a per machine basis? What happens when multiple Mac’s are on the network share with the .DS_Store files? Does this file keep track of settings on a per machine basis?

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