Delete .DS_Store Recursively

In the Apple macOS operating system, .DS_Store is a file that stores custom attributes of its containing folder

, such as the position of icons or the choice of a background image. However this kind of file only useable within macOS operating system. Unfortunately when We copying a folder using flash drive all .DS_Store files included there. So if We want to remove those, We can make use of below easy script:

# 1. Go to your directory
$ cd /to/your/directory

# 2. Find all .DS_Store files recursively and remove
$ find . -name '.DS_Store' -type f -delete

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Credits: https://jonbellah.com/articles/recursively-remove-ds-store