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defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores -bool TRUE defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool TRUE Appears
by nimish 2y ago
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores -bool TRUE
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool TRUE
Appears to work fine for me. No files created on network or usb storage.
- ryandrake 2y agoTried these so many times and they never seem to persist. Eventually, I'll start noticing the junk files coming back and lo and behold the defaults are no longer set.
- dylan604 2y agoAssuming you mean persist after OS upgrades/updates? As bad as OS updates overwriting user's settings, having them persist less time than that would be very disconcerting.