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Undork macOS & OSX Finder scattering .DS_Store files everywhere and not being consistent about list views
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undork_macos_finder_views.sh
# Use list view in all Finder windows by default
# Four-letter codes for the other view modes: `icnv`, `clmv`, `glyv`
defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredViewStyle -string "Nlsv"
# Remove other views, which Finder remembered because of the .DS_Store files:
find ~ -name ".DS_Store" -delete 2>/dev/null
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true
killall Finder
# Then reboot/logout to see it
# See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208209 (it's meant as a fix for network SMB browsing, but it stops the madness)
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