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Posted 16 June 2012 - 08:02 PM

Hi everyone, can someone tell me what does" .DS_Store " mean.

I have this little graphic coming up on my desk top , just like a blank page with the corner folded.

it appears everywhere also in my document under other files.


If anyone knows what it means please let me know.
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Posted 17 June 2012 - 01:05 AM

Here pegi:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.DS_Store

The files are usually invisible (hidden) files. There are "simple" fixes in terminal to make them invisible again, but I don't do terminal! :italiamac_redface:

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Posted 17 June 2012 - 09:03 AM

Pegi Try this.. http://www.macupdate.../10909/cocktail


I am pretty sure its what i used last time i had a problem
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Posted 17 June 2012 - 09:12 AM

Thanks Peter and Ken for your input will give it a go.
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Posted 17 June 2012 - 02:02 PM

By the way this Mac Cocktail is an awesome little programme, for what is needed. Better than Mac Keeper, or should I say they could work in tandem.


It is interesting I had tried a couple of things from their site....Such as Thrash it. I just could get my thrash to empty. It took hours. Mind you had loads of things on it as I got rid of WINDOWS/parallels and the whole lot. Took 2 sec to do the whole lot. Brilliant site.
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Posted 17 June 2012 - 02:55 PM

But did you fix it pegi ? That is the question :D
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Posted 17 June 2012 - 08:14 PM

Damn it, I thought I replied Ken...but do not see my post. :235:


I did not manage to erase the DS Store. Files . It asks me to drag it in the the windows for it, but it reappears 2 sec later..
On the software there is a window for DS _store . So used it but to no avail. Not sure what to do anymore.
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Posted 17 June 2012 - 08:16 PM

Have your run disk utility over it pegi ?
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Posted 17 June 2012 - 08:25 PM

Ok will do it tomorrow ...no late night tonight.



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Have your run disk utility over it pegi ?

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Posted 18 June 2012 - 02:06 AM

View Postpegi, on 17 June 2012 - 08:14 PM, said:

Damn it, I thought I replied Ken...but do not see my post. :235:


I did not manage to erase the DS Store. Files . It asks me to drag it in the the windows for it, but it reappears 2 sec later..
On the software there is a window for DS _store . So used it but to no avail. Not sure what to do anymore.


I don't believe it's possible to erase DS _store files, the system will just keep making new ones. You need to make them invisible again!

Perhaps you could put a bit of tape over them, or some correcting fluid :mosking:

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Posted 18 June 2012 - 12:16 PM

You are right Peter, these files could nto be removed. Unless I mess around with TERMINAL, and can't be bothered to get into all that. However, they will stopped to be duplicated as I have indicated in this on the software.

It is funny that they have just started to appear when I got rid of Parallels and paraphernalia.

Cheers and thanks to ken also.
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PS: I did try masking tape ...to no avail! :yahoo:
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