Remove .DS_Store files from Mac OS X

 

Recursively Remove .DS_Store

• Select Applications > Utilities to launch Terminal.
• In the command line, cd to/your/directory
• Finally, in the command line, type: find . -name '.DS_Store' -type f -delete. Press enter.

Automatically remove DS_Store files periodically

Select Applications > Utilities to launch Terminal.

Enter the following UNIX command:

sudo crontab -e

When prompted for a password, enter your Mac OS X Administrator password.

In the vi editor, press the letter I on your keyboard once and enter the following command:

15 1 * * * root find / -name ".DS_Store" -depth -exec rm {} \;

This crontab entry has the following format:

<Minute> <Hour> <DayOfMonth> <Month> <DayOfWeek> <User Command>.

The system automatically runs the command at 1:15 AM everyday. To configure the command for a different time, use different values.