[OT] .ds_store Messing Up ZIP

[J. Landman Gay]

Richard Gaskin wrote:
> Phil Davis wrote:
> 
>> dot-file removal is one of my standard steps when creating a 
>> cross-platform CD. From what little I can tell, I assume those files 
>> are probably Mac resource forks that only show up on a platform that 
>> doesn't understand them (Windows). Is that the way you guys understand 
>> them?
> 
> 
> Yes, that appears to be the case.  But it writes them for most files 
> whether or not they have a resource fork, and of course directories have 
> the Finder info stored in .DS_Store.

Actually, it stores Finder folder info such as icon sizes, display 
options, background color or picture, window size and location, etc. 
This is only useful for OS X. Many (if not most) .dmg images contain one 
of these files so that when the image mounts, the author's custom 
background will display.

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