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« on: September 14, 2011, 06:47:56 PM »
It's been doing this since day one. I left it until other more "serious" problems were fixed. Now the time has come to fix it.

The file looks like this:
[attachment=2319:DS_Store.jpg]

When I open the file I get the following window:
[attachment=2320:DS_Store_opening.jpg]

If I open File/Get Info I get the following:
[attachment=2321:DS_Store_Info.jpg]

I don't have a clue as to what this file is and why it always reappears on the Desktop upon Startup.

Without Shutting Down, if I trash it, it comes back on the Desktop after 4 seconds. I tried to Secure Empty Trash but it always comes back.

Is this the one that's going to stump XABD?!!!

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« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2011, 07:53:07 PM »
It's just one of many files normally hidden because that's the way Apple wants it. I suspect your Finder prefs are set to "Display Hidden files." You may also have it set to display the normally hidden file name suffixes; .app, .pages, .jepg, .tiff, etc. I'll check when I get back home.

BTW, this is nothing new in Lion, the .DS_Store file has been around practically since OS X. Specifically, it stores the locations of all objects, thier names and thier icons in every folder on your drive/volume (your Desktop being just a representation of what's in your Desktop folder, of course). You can delete them Romulus hearts vintner but the OS will simply recreate them when you close/change anything in that folder. You might be able to read the characters in Terminal or BBEdit but I doubt the 'plot' would be too captivating. laughhard.gif
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« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2011, 08:07:20 PM »
How to fix:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=214380
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/329600...=0&tstart=0

I don't know why so many people seem to be having them show up though - normally they are hidden by default.
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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2011, 08:31:19 PM »
I may have changed my settings by using PathFinder rather in Finder prefs. At any rate, you may have just not been seeing the file because of having ~3.892 kajillion files "stored" on her Desktop. rolleyes.gif It comes down to a single bit somewhere in the OS settings, I suspect. But it something that is easy to see when it happens. Just use Tinkertool, OnyX or get Pathfinder (it's a very good addition to the Finder and many use it instead of Finder!)
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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2011, 09:07:26 PM »
XABD I knew we could not stump you. Guess what. I hid the file with one of the Lion Tweaks you talked about.
The tweak is in the second column and is called "Show hidden files" Yes  No. I checked the No box and poof the DS_Store file was gone.

WOW! I now have the start of a stable Lion, for now anyway...until I start to screw it up, says he with a smile in the corner of his mouth.

Thanks everybody.

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« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2011, 08:40:04 AM »
"Gone but not forgotten!" = "Hidden but not gone." = "Unseen but still working?" laughhard.gif   

I can be much more 'philosophical' about the big things in 'life.' It's the little things that get to me! rant.gif scram.gif
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