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If I'm moving files to a USB, it may also be to move things not just to a different machine, but a different OS. Perhaps even a different file manager, so your
by TheCapeGreek 6y ago
If I'm moving files to a USB, it may also be to move things not just to a different machine, but a different OS. Perhaps even a different file manager, so your file would be the same pollutant. So overall anything like .DS_Store is unwanted.
As mentioned by other comments, store it in a centralised cache/config/whatever for your application.
- lovelyviking 6y agoI agree, I do not like pollution traveling around data. On the other hand I think FM shouldn't be invasive if this pollution is already there. Option can be added to deal with them, but only if you choose to, because not always you wish to. Many times you just wish to copy it 'the way it is' without a headache and even this simple basic task is not always possible to achieve with Finder.