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.DS_Store (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I am not familiar with MacOS, but that seems like a nightmare. What is the purpose of these files?

[–] vvv@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

the macos file browser, Finder, lets you set a background for a folder, move file icons around to arbitrary positions, other shenanigans. in order for this to work across systems on removable storage media and network mounts, they have this.