# Disable `.DS_Store` files

jms1 2019-08-21

```
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores TRUE
```

# References

### Apple

[`https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT1629`](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT1629)

* says it works using lowercase

* SMB/CIFS, AFP, NFS, and WebDAV

### Other

[`https://www.defaults-write.com/disable-the-creation-of-ds_store-files/`](https://www.defaults-write.com/disable-the-creation-of-ds_store-files/)

* says the word `TRUE` has to be uppercase