Sending a letter with just ".DS_Store" in the middle of the sheet to:

Apple Inc.
1 Apple Park Way
Cupertino, CA 95014
United States

That wasn’t a joke, by the way.

@foo

I consider myself pretty darn nerdy... but this level of nerdiness is beyond me. Please explain.

@Blort @foo isn’t that when you format a USB drive on macOS it’s “empty” but it still has that hidden file inside? (Trying to understand it as well 😅)

@lontrachen @foo

...

uh...

...maybe? 🤷

@Blort @lontrachen @foo .DS_Store 's where Finder stores information for each directory (like display preferences, or how the individual files've been arranged). So whenever ya view a directory in Finder, it's gonna create that file.
@tanith @Blort @lontrachen @foo I don't even want to think about the multiuser issues with this design.

@Blort @lontrachen @foo not entirely sure but I think its a file used to store folder metadata on Mac

checked and yeah

In the macOS operating system, .DS_Store is a file that stores custom attributes of its containing folder, such as folder view options, icon positions, and other visual information. The name is an abbreviation of Desktop Services Store, reflecting its purpose. It is created and maintained by the Finder application in every folder, and has functions similar to the file desktop.ini in Microsoft Windows.

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