We previously noted that deleting .DS_Store files (repositories that contain various Finder properties -- "View" settings and positioning of icons, for instance and are created by Mac OS X to store ...

For every window in Mac OS X, a hidden file called ".DS_Store" contains the information on how the window is to be displayed (such as, which columns are shown for "list" mode, icon sizes, window ...

Just saw a reference to this kb article in the Macenterprise (old macosxlabs.org) mailinglist.<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode ...

What is the DS_store file? These are hidden files used by macOS (proprietary), which keeps a record of attributes or meta-data about the folder in which it resides. It holds data such as the position ...

Dan from UneasySilence works between Windows and Mac OS a lot, and like most multi-environment users, he shares folders between his Mac and PC. However, he's not a big fan of the litter of thumbs.db ...

you upload the data that you just entered '1', you will get a copyright infringement warning. This time, if you upload ' .DS_Store ' that is automatically generated as a macOS system information file, ...

What is this .DS_Store file that OS X likes to put in every directory? What happens if you delete it, and is there any way to turn it off?

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 ...

A Desktop Service Store (DS_STORE) file was left sitting on a publicly accessible web server belonging to Microsoft Vancouver in a significant security failing for the company, reports have claimed.