how do i remove DS_Store icon from my desktop.........how did it get there in the first place? please help, advise,,,,thank you
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
In the Terminal enter
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO
Then relaunch the Finder. {Apple Manu -> Force Quit -> Finder}
In the Terminal enter
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO
Then relaunch the Finder. {Apple Manu -> Force Quit -> Finder}
Why are you wanting to delete that file? FYI, each opened folder, including the Desktop, has one of those. That's where the OS stores all the view information and other folder details. It'll be recreated the moment you open the folder from which it came is reopened.
.DS_Store is a file which is in every folder of your hard drive (the desktop is a folder in your account). It keeps track of things like window size and position.
Since it starts with a period, you aren't supposed to be able to see it. If you delete it, the system will immediately create another one.
Open the Terminal application in the Utilities folder. Enter the the next two lines one at a time, pressing Enter after each one. You can also copy/paste them from here into Terminal.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
killall Finder
You Rock!!! The PESKY icon is finally gone. Thanks again.
YAY!! THANK YOU SO MUCH ! You are so smart
Thank you so much. So simple and easy. This was the only solution that worked.
Wow ! you rock.
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