.DS_Store

[con]

I used to be able to see .DS_Store files on Mac if I enabled showing of hidden files. Is this no longer possible?

Is there an easy way to disable the creation of .DS_Store files on Mac? And any other useless (hidden) files macOS creates?

 

[Taz Mangus]

Maybe this will help.

In OSX Catalina, how do you keep .DS_Store files from being created on a single external USB drive?

Answer (1 of 4): There are three ways to do this. The first method is to disable their creation via the command line in terminal. The second method is to manually delete them either via the GUI or in command line. And the third method is to use a third party application to delete these files afte...

www.quora.com

 

[Weaselboy]

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