What I really need is a .DS_Store in every directory on my Mac

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30293545

by catsareok • 4 years ago

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warning26• 4 years ago

I don't get how Apple got this so wrong, and how they continue to get it wrong, even after getting the change to fix it when moving from HFS+ to APFS.

ksaj• 4 years ago

It greatly speeds up graphical display of the directory contents. Windows 10 can take a really long time re-generating thumbnails every time you open a directory filled with images or videos.

selfhoster11• 4 years ago

So does the ~/.cache and ~/. thumbnails directory on Linux, but at least all the thumbnails are kept away from the main body of data.

edoggie• 4 years ago

I agree, lots of stupid things they never seem to fix on Mac OS, and every version of the system adds more useless cruft. Long for the days with a no-new-features release where they actually go and make things good.

What I really need is a .DS_Store in every directory on my Mac

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