.DS_Store files begone

Judging by the reaction to my MS Remote Desktop Client post, it is safe to a ume I am not the only Mac user working in a Windows dominated office (nor am I the only one who takes care of lots of Windows machines). Therefore, extrapolating a little bit, I think I can safely say that folks who read this blog co ect to Windows machines over the network for file-sharing.

If you co ect to a Windows file server (or any other file server) with OS X something is ha ening that you might not be aware of. OS X creates a .DS_Store file for each folder that you look at. This file contai preferences for the way those files and folders should be viewed. They are hidden away on OS X, so you never see them, however, if you co ect to that Windows share with a Windows machine (after the Mac has co ected) those darn files show up everywhere.

A le details how to stop OS X 10.4 from creating this files on remote servers, but war that unforeseen co equences might be encountered.

[via Paul Stamatiou]