***! I followed baltwo's instructions of resetting folder views here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2402410?answerId=11391367022#11391367022
Now all my files have vanished, including backups on my external HD! ðŸ˜
I just thought I would mention that there are also a whol bunch of apps to remove .DS_Store's for those that want to (or should) avoid using terminal. For example,
DS_Store Cleaner
AppleOff
DSWipe
DeStore
and for $10 (why? I don't know)
DS_Store Terminator
exekutive wrote:
>A command like this so do the trick:
>find ~ -name ".DS_Store" -exec rm {} \; -print
So what does this one do differently from the one you posted above.
This one actually works on the Mac. The earlier one used the "-remove" action that apparenly only exists on Linux.
Also why did you say earlier that you don't recommend using it. I use neither Time Machine or networked drives, but I do use an external.
Because / is the root of the entire filesystem. Any command that affects everything is risky. It is better to start small and run a "no-op" version to make sure you know what is going to happen. Let's just say I speak from experience 🙂
Super. Thanks guys.
everything gone!
