CleanMyDrive: always clean the flash drive
Macos Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Operating system Mac OS X is designed in such a way that automatically creates a folder for each file .DS_Store (Desktop Services Store). By default, this file is hidden in the normal user mode it will never see. .DS_Store stores attribute information folders - icons location selected by the user data mapping method. Due .DS_Store work with the Finder becomes more convenient.
The problem is that OS X creates .DS_Store in each folder on each disk. And even on remote servers with which you are connected. Complaints about such behavior on the part of it was a lot of users. And Apple's result, even allowed disable .DS_Store files on remote servers. But for flash drives and local drives did not make an exception. And so, when you send a file to a colleague, or return the USB flash drive, the recipient sees among other things .DS_Store files (but also a .Spotlight). For him, they are - junk.
Yesterday MacPaw (Ukrainian company, best known for the application CleanMyMac) has released a small free utility - CleanMyDrive. After installing the CMD resides in the menu bar. This program allows you to remove the excess from the stick, really rubbish information - the same files and .DS_Store .Spotlight. The rest of the data remains unchanged. Now, if you pass a friend or colleague stick, he'll get a blank disc.
Default CleanMyDrive ignores drives larger than 64 GB. In application settings you can change this restriction.
Download CleanMyDrive possible in Mac App Store (is free)