i know why .DS_Store files exist but could we just not make them in the first place; i never use this "keep the files in the exact unordered way i had them laid out" feature

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@chirpbirb defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true

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@chirpbirb actually for USB drives you want defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores -bool true

@noiob i was referring to my hdd mainly but i'll enable this too tysm!

@chirpbirb looks like you can't disable it on your local drive

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