P pulpadded macrumors newbie Original poster Feb 29, 2012 11 0 Mar 24, 2012 #1 I keep getting ds_store files in every folder I create. I googled it and there was something that was intended to stop it, a terminal command, but I restarted and it didn't work.
I keep getting ds_store files in every folder I create. I googled it and there was something that was intended to stop it, a terminal command, but I restarted and it didn't work.
GGJstudios macrumors Westmere May 16, 2008 44,560 957 Mar 24, 2012 #2 Creation of .DS_Store files is normal and they are hidden by default. To show hidden files in Finder, enter the following two commands into a Terminal window (press enter after each line): defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall FinderTo hide hidden files in Finder, enter the following two commands into a Terminal window (press enter after each line): defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE killall Finder Mac OS X v10.4 and later: How to prevent .DS_Store file creation over network connections Last edited: Mar 24, 2012
Creation of .DS_Store files is normal and they are hidden by default. To show hidden files in Finder, enter the following two commands into a Terminal window (press enter after each line): defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall FinderTo hide hidden files in Finder, enter the following two commands into a Terminal window (press enter after each line): defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE killall Finder Mac OS X v10.4 and later: How to prevent .DS_Store file creation over network connections
maflynn macrumors Haswell May 3, 2009 74,611 44,894 Mar 25, 2012 #3 OSX uses the ds_store files for icons and folder attributes, position, viewing options. If you stop the creation then you lose that ability. Any particular reason why you don't want OSX to create those?
OSX uses the ds_store files for icons and folder attributes, position, viewing options. If you stop the creation then you lose that ability. Any particular reason why you don't want OSX to create those?