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Setting to disable .DS_Store creation on network drives is broken
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Description
The setting in .osx to disable .DS_Store file creation on network drives doesn't work correctly. The line reads:
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true
Unfortunately, as per the Apple knowledge base, the correct command is:
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true
I tested it out on my machine and this actually does prevent it from working correctly. Which is frustrating!
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Research direction
Start at lines 274-275 of .osx and compare the setting with Apple's linked knowledge-base guidance. Update the command to match the documented form, then verify that the macOS setting prevents .DS_Store creation on network drives.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, shell
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100