GIGAZINE

Google Drive is misidentifying the file '.DS_Store' automatically generated by macOS as a copyright violation

you upload the data that you just entered '1', you will get a copyright infringement warning. This time, if you upload ' .DS_Store ' that is automatically generated as a macOS system information file, ...
Bleeping Computer

Google Drive flags macOS '.DS_Store' files for copyright violation

Google Drive was seen flagging '.DS_Store' files generated by macOS file systems as a violation of its copyright infringement policy. '.DS_Store' is a metadata file commonly seen by Apple users when ...
Lifehacker

Dual OS Annoyances: Turn off Thumbs.db and .DS_Store

Dan from UneasySilence works between Windows and Mac OS a lot, and like most multi-environment users, he shares folders between his Mac and PC. However, he's not a big fan of the litter of thumbs.db ...
CNET

Clear folder view problems by removing DS_Store files

For every window in Mac OS X, a hidden file called ".DS_Store" contains the information on how the window is to be displayed (such as, which columns are shown for "list" mode, icon sizes, window ...