Exclude .DS_Store from Archive Utility compression

creativetags · 11-06-2012, 11:31 AM

Is there a way to change the default behaviour of the built in archive utility so when I select a folder in the Finder and right-click -> Compress "folder" it excludes .DS_Store in the resulting zip archive?

I'm using OS 10.8.2 if that makes a difference.

mclbruce · 11-07-2012, 12:43 AM

Not that I know of. There are applescripts that invoke the zip command with options that will surpress that. That could be saved as an app or put in the services menu.

NovaScotian · 11-07-2012, 11:41 AM

In an AppleScript you delete a hidden file by calling it an "item", not a file.

trevor · 11-07-2012, 11:51 AM

creativetags, is using the command-line version of zip (instead of an application that runs in the GUI) an option for you?

Trevor

mclbruce · 11-07-2012, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NovaScotian


	In an AppleScript you delete a hidden file by calling it an "item", not a file.

In the applescript app I have, the zip command does the excluding or deleting.

Code:

do shell script ¬
	("cd " & itemPath & "; zip -r " & zipFile & " . -x '*.DS_Store'")

riker29 · 11-08-2012, 12:13 PM

It would be great to get a full copy of an AppleScript that does this, and also know how to get it in the Services menu.

There is a small App that does create archives in this manner called "CleanArchiver". You can just drag and drop a file or folder onto it and get that kind of archive we are talking about. But it would be easier if this functionality could somehow be added to the Services menu or incorporated into an AppleScript.

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creativetags Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1	Exclude .DS_Store from Archive Utility compression Is there a way to change the default behaviour of the built in archive utility so when I select a folder in the Finder and right-click -> Compress "folder" it excludes .DS_Store in the resulting zip archive? I'm using OS 10.8.2 if that makes a difference.

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11-07-2012, 12:43 AM	#2
mclbruce Hall of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,870	Not that I know of. There are applescripts that invoke the zip command with options that will surpress that. That could be saved as an app or put in the services menu.

11-08-2012, 12:13 PM	#6
riker29 Prospect Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 8	It would be great to get a full copy of an AppleScript that does this, and also know how to get it in the Services menu. There is a small App that does create archives in this manner called "CleanArchiver". You can just drag and drop a file or folder onto it and get that kind of archive we are talking about. But it would be easier if this functionality could somehow be added to the Services menu or incorporated into an AppleScript.