[OT] .ds_store Messing Up ZIP

[Jim Ault]

> > Is there any Mac utility out there (details & full quote blow)
Scott, this is definitely an annoyance that Apple has created with OSX.
try this approach

 answer folder ""
set the defaultfolder to it
answer there is a file ".ds_store"
delete file ".ds_store"
answer there is a file ".ds_store"

--now make a new folder there, and bingo.. another .ds_store file :-(


Or you can go to Apple
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/findercleaner.ht
ml

FinderCleaner
FinderCleaner cleans hidden files the Finder creates. These files can be
annoying in mixed OS environments or they might even cause some deveices
like MP3 player not to function correctly.

Useful for USB sticks or MP3 players, for example.

FinderCleaner cleans the following items:
.DS_Store files 
Resource forks 
FBC files 
.Trashes 

FinderCleaner can also eject a volume in a clean way so no new mess is
created by the Finder.

What¹s New in this Version
- Added version check option
- You can no longer enter an empty password and continue
- General code optimization

Apple is providing links to these applications as a courtesy, and makes no
representations regarding the applications or any information related
thereto. Any questions, complaints or claims regarding the applications must
be directed to the appropriate software vendor.


On 1/3/06 4:14 PM, "Scott Rossi" <scott at tactilemedia.com> wrote:

> I've been plagued by this enough that I thought I would ask...
> 
> For me, creating simple ZIP archives on Mac systems that contain a few files
> is usually straightforward.  However, I often find that when the ZIP
> archives starts to contain nested subfolders, I often wind up with invisible
> .ds_store files that corrupt the archive when it comes time to decompress on
> Windows systems.  The only recourse seems to be to move folders over to
> Windows, delete any .ds_store files, and compress there.
> 
> Is there any Mac utility out there that allows one to poke around inside a
> ZIP archive to delete these extraneous .ds_store files?  Or even better,
> some way to tell Stuffit to ignore/delete these files in the first place?
> 
> Other suggestions welcome.
> 
> Thanks & Regards,
> 
> Scott Rossi
> Creative Director
> Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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