DS_Store

CokeBear · 04-10-2002, 03:52 PM

What information is stored in .DS_Store files?

What would be the command in the Terminal to delete all the .DS_Store files on my hard drive.

Is it safe to do so?

mervTormel · 04-10-2002, 04:09 PM

evidently, that file stores finder window preferences like view as ..., toolbar focus, etc.

% find / -name .DS_Store -exec rm -i {} \;

the -i switch will ask "remove /pathTo/.DS_Store? " for each file it finds.

this will gak at directories which you don't have permission to process. sudo find will get you into those directories.

safe? fairly. unless your database is named thusly.

CokeBear · 04-20-2002, 12:43 PM

You'll be happy to know, I tried it, and it appears to have worked.
All those pesky invisible .DS_Store files on my hard drive are gone, and after several days of continuous use, no ill effects that I can detect.

ohnonothimagain · 10-21-2006, 12:34 AM

Check out this link
http://mac.softpedia.com/get/System-...-Remover.shtml
an app that will remove .DS_Store files painlessly

04-10-2002, 03:52 PM	#1
CokeBear Prospect Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3	DS_Store What information is stored in .DS_Store files? What would be the command in the Terminal to delete all the .DS_Store files on my hard drive. Is it safe to do so?

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CokeBear Prospect Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3	It works! You'll be happy to know, I tried it, and it appears to have worked. All those pesky invisible .DS_Store files on my hard drive are gone, and after several days of continuous use, no ill effects that I can detect.

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04-10-2002, 04:09 PM	#2
mervTormel League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,536	evidently, that file stores finder window preferences like view as ..., toolbar focus, etc. % find / -name .DS_Store -exec rm -i {} \; the -i switch will ask "remove /pathTo/.DS_Store? " for each file it finds. this will gak at directories which you don't have permission to process. sudo find will get you into those directories. safe? fairly. unless your database is named thusly.

10-21-2006, 12:34 AM	#4
ohnonothimagain Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1	Check out this link http://mac.softpedia.com/get/System-...-Remover.shtml an app that will remove .DS_Store files painlessly