Delete .DS_Store and _.DS_Store files recursively

By Vineet Choudhary

To delete all .DS_Store files from subfolders (on macOS), you can use Terminal. Below are the steps to do it safely:

Open Terminal
Navigate to the directory where you want to delete all .DS_Store files.
For example, if the folder is in Documents, type:
```
cd ~/Documents/your-folder-name
```

Run the following command to find and delete all .DS_Store and _.DS_Store files recursively:

sudo find . -type f \( -name ".DS_Store" -o -name "._.DS_Store" \) -delete -print 2>&1

You can also verify the deletion file by running:
```
sudo find . -type f \( -name ".DS_Store" -o -name "._.DS_Store" \) -print 2>&1
```
If nothing is returned, all .DS_Store files are successfully removed.

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