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# DS Store

The invisible DS Store (Desktop Services Store) files hold information about folder view options, icon positions, and other visual information relating to the folder in which they reside. Once the directory is viewed using the Finder a DS Store file is permanently created in that directory.
Since DS Store files are visible on other operating systems and contain some vital folder information that can be used to obtain information about system configurations, users should be concerned about DS Store files being uploaded to the web servers or burnt onto a DVD/CD-ROMs that will be used on computers running (for example) Windows. Cocktail lets you easily remove DS Store file(s) from a selected disk or folder, including disks and folders to which you do not have write access.
If the "Search subfolders" option is selected, Cocktail will delete DS Store files in all subfolders, otherwise only the DS Store file residing in the folder is deleted.

Online information

- DS Store by Wikipedia