For every window in Mac OS X, a hidden file called ".DS_Store" contains the information on how the window is to be displayed (such as, which columns are shown for "list" mode, icon sizes, window ...

Christopher Graham sent us the following note, posted to the Apache Webserver Weekly mailings: "Mac OS X users should be aware of a potential problem as the Finder creates files .DS_Store in viewed ...

you upload the data that you just entered '1', you will get a copyright infringement warning. This time, if you upload ' .DS_Store ' that is automatically generated as a macOS system information file, ...

Just saw a reference to this kb article in the Macenterprise (old macosxlabs.org) mailinglist.<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode ...

What is the DS_store file? These are hidden files used by macOS (proprietary), which keeps a record of attributes or meta-data about the folder in which it resides. It holds data such as the position ...

Google Drive was seen flagging '.DS_Store' files generated by macOS file systems as a violation of its copyright infringement policy. '.DS_Store' is a metadata file commonly seen by Apple users when ...

If you have a Mac, and if BadUSB or the code released at DerbyCon to make BadUSB work didn’t scare you off from using thumb drives, then you might want to start using a free app like CleanMyDrive. Why ...

What is this .DS_Store file that OS X likes to put in every directory? What happens if you delete it, and is there any way to turn it off?

Some macOS users have been met with copyright violation notices when trying to upload their own files to Google's cloud storage service. A disgruntled Reddit user recently reported that a '.DS_Store' ...