Is there still no way to disable .DS_store on external drives?

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  1. zombiecakes, Jan 15, 2014

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    Im sick of having to transfer files to my Windows machine and then onto a USB stick because of OSX piling .ds_store and his gang of degenerates on the drive. EVERY SINGLE PERSON that has "show hidden files" on in Windows has thought those files were a virus, I no longer bother trying to explain what they are and just use Windows.

    I have it disabled for network devices but it still fills Fat32 USB drives to the brim with garbage.
     
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  2. CptSky, Jan 15, 2014

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    No trick that I'm aware of. But you can get CleanMyDrive on the AppStore for free. It will "hold" the drive and clean it from junk when ejected.
     
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  3. satcomer, Jan 15, 2014

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    Then just download the simple and free TinkerTool and check the box to stop that.
     
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  4. allthingsapple, Jan 15, 2014

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    I use an app called Blueharvest. Works a treat for this, see link for more info.

    http://www.zeroonetwenty.com/blueharvest/
     
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