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It's worth mentioning how to turn off the creation of .DS_Store files by default while browsing network volumes - otherwise the directory modified timestamps ar

It's worth mentioning how to turn off the creation of .DS_Store files by default while browsing network volumes - otherwise the directory modified timestamps are updated as you browse using the Finder, which is Just Plain Terrible. https://old.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/lvju40/comment/gpc8ils/ https://old.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/lvju40/comment/gpc8i...

black_puppydog 2y ago
Personally I make sure mac users do this before they get write access to a network share. It's just a matter of common curtesy IMHO.
- chrisweekly 2y ago
  curtsy (feminine bow) -> courtesy (polite act)
  - philwelch 2y ago
    Yes, but it’s a common courtesy to perform a curtsy in the appropriate situation.
    - DidYaWipe 2y ago
      And failure to do so might come off as curt, see?
- vetinari 2y ago
  Set up a veto on your network share (https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/smb.conf.5.html#VETOFILES https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/smb.conf.5...).
actionfromafar 2y ago
If you run Samba you can also configure Samba to just ignore such creations.
- FredPret 2y ago
  For nginx and WebDAV: https://gist.github.com/jirutka/5380770 https://gist.github.com/jirutka/5380770
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al_borland 2y ago
macOS is tricky now. I just looked via Finder to see if I had any .DS_Store files on my network volumes, and it appeared not. However, when I went to Terminal, sure enough, they were there. I now can't trust Finder's ability to show hidden files, as it only shows the hidden files it thinks a user should care about, rather than all hidden files. Not good. Since my network shares are for a local Synology, it's not a a big deal for me. I have run into them at work before, and it does create quite the mess.
- lwkl 2y ago
  If I remember correctly there is an option in Synology DSM to not let clients create .DS_Store files in network shares.
  - vetinari 2y ago
    It is a samba feature, called veto. You can define there, what you don't want on your shares, starting from .DS_Store and Thumbs.db, to *.mp3, for example.
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- op00to 2y ago
  My synology NAS drops turds in lots of directories too.
  - vetinari 2y ago
    Your synology has its own way to store xattrs and alternate file streams, in the @eaDir, so some of the turds may be dropped by your windows or mac client machine. But yes, it also does few of its own things for the other software running on your box, like for example SYNOINDEX_MEDIA_INFO for known media files.

black_puppydog 2y ago

Personally I make sure mac users do this before they get write access to a network share. It's just a matter of common curtesy IMHO.

chrisweekly 2y ago
curtsy (feminine bow) -> courtesy (polite act)
- philwelch 2y ago
  Yes, but it’s a common courtesy to perform a curtsy in the appropriate situation.
  - DidYaWipe 2y ago
    And failure to do so might come off as curt, see?
vetinari 2y ago
Set up a veto on your network share (https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/smb.conf.5.html#VETOFILES https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/smb.conf.5...).

actionfromafar 2y ago

If you run Samba you can also configure Samba to just ignore such creations.

FredPret 2y ago
For nginx and WebDAV: https://gist.github.com/jirutka/5380770 https://gist.github.com/jirutka/5380770

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al_borland 2y ago

macOS is tricky now. I just looked via Finder to see if I had any .DS_Store files on my network volumes, and it appeared not. However, when I went to Terminal, sure enough, they were there. I now can't trust Finder's ability to show hidden files, as it only shows the hidden files it thinks a user should care about, rather than all hidden files. Not good. Since my network shares are for a local Synology, it's not a a big deal for me. I have run into them at work before, and it does create quite the mess.

lwkl 2y ago
If I remember correctly there is an option in Synology DSM to not let clients create .DS_Store files in network shares.
- vetinari 2y ago
  It is a samba feature, called veto. You can define there, what you don't want on your shares, starting from .DS_Store and Thumbs.db, to *.mp3, for example.
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op00to 2y ago
My synology NAS drops turds in lots of directories too.
- vetinari 2y ago
  Your synology has its own way to store xattrs and alternate file streams, in the @eaDir, so some of the turds may be dropped by your windows or mac client machine. But yes, it also does few of its own things for the other software running on your box, like for example SYNOINDEX_MEDIA_INFO for known media files.