This wasn't much of an explainer, it didn't even cover all the things that .DS_Store is capable of managing. The wiki does a better job of covering the topic.

This wasn't much of an explainer, it didn't even cover all the things that .DS_Store is capable of managing. The wiki does a better job of covering the topic. It's also not something to get upset about - if .DS_Store or Apple double files (or for that matter Desktop.ini / thumbs.db) are a surprise then it's time to hang up one's coat, they're trivially revealed in the terminal and so predictable and easy to deal with that complaining about them is akin to holding up a dunce sign. If one has purchased hardware/software that can't cope with them: get a refund, this shit is entry level basic.