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Not directly related, but this seems like the right thread to ask: I've been trying to move from Linux to OS recently, and the one thing I can't stand is the .D
by beagle3 10y ago
Not directly related, but this seems like the right thread to ask: I've been trying to move from Linux to OS recently, and the one thing I can't stand is the .DS_Store and other files which OSX just throws all over the place, in every directory whether local, network or external drive.
Is there a way to stop it? (installable on a fresh system? I've been experimenting with reformatting, so that's not a problem)
- clappski 10y agoI've not seen any way to stop it, but I used to use a tool that would clean it all up on the first instance and move them on every additional time. There was something about moving them (and not deleting them) that stopped them regenerating, but I may be wrong.
- smnscu 10y agoThis might have what you're looking for, anyway it's a good starting point for a lot of commands to customize an OS X instance. https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles Edit: AFAIK .DS_Store is only created when you use Finder. In the past couple of years I've only used the Finders to drag'n drop stuff between ~/Desktop and ~/Downloads, terminal for the rest, so .DS_Store files might not be a problem in practice. Edit2: Google helps answer your original question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18015978/how-to-stop-creating-ds-store-on-mac http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18015978/how-to-stop-crea...
- beagle3 10y agoThanks. I was aware of asepsis, not aware of DeathToDSStore, but neither works on El Capitan unless you turn off SIP. I find it so surprising that there's no way to disable this.