Dropbox vs .DS_Store: prevent syncing

How to prevent Dropbox from syncing .DS_Store files on OS X?


Solution 1:

According to Dropbox's help, the .DS_Store files are not synchronised.

Ignored files

Some small system files aren't synced over Dropbox. These include:

  • desktop.ini
  • thumbs.db
  • .ds_store
  • icon\r
  • .dropbox
  • .dropbox.attr

If you want to manually delete all .DS_Store files, OS X Daily shared a how-to guide: Delete All .DS_Store Files from Mac OS X.