We previously noted that deleting .DS_Store files (repositories that contain various Finder properties -- "View" settings and positioning of icons, for instance and are created by Mac OS X to store ...

Finder crashes can be caused by the presence of problematic .DS_Store files. These invisible files are created (by default) anytime a new folder is spawned or accessed. They store information where ...

If you trade a USB thumb drive, hard drive, or other portable storage between Mac and Windows systems, the .DS_Store, .Trashes, and other starts-with-a-dot files left behind by Macs can get annoying.

What is the DS_store file? These are hidden files used by macOS (proprietary), which keeps a record of attributes or meta-data about the folder in which it resides. It holds data such as the position ...