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How do I stop Mac OS X from creating .DS_Store files on WebDAV upload?

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How do I stop Mac OS X from creating .DS_Store files on WebDAV upload?

Open a Terminal and execute:

$ defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true

This will turn off writing these files to all network volumes.

More information on this subject can be seen here:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301711

As per the linked document, preventing Mac OS X from creating .DS_Store files can have adverse effects.

by Stefan H. Holek — last modified November 7, 2006 - 14:50 All content is copyright Plone Foundation and the individual contributors.

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