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I hope I do not have to disable the hidden file visibility in order to disable .DS_Store from appearing on the desktop.

.DS_Store constantly gets in the way in the desktop but not in any other folder.

I have a specific strategy in mind to remove .DS_Store on the desktop only. I would like to run an automator app that scans the desktop as a watcher. As it watches changes on the desktop, I would like it to detect the addition of a .DS_Store file and once it detects it, it would automatically move it to the trash (or a folder aside from the desktop.)

I am running El Capitan (osX 10.11) on a Macbook Pro.

Greg K.
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  • If you keep throwing away the .DS_Store file, your files/folders won't remember their arrangement. Personally, I use this method which, though manual, actually accidentally doesn't show desktop invisibles, only those in folders - http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/177138/85275 – Tetsujin Oct 09 '15 at 17:27
  • @Tetsujin, you may have found the answer for me there. I will test this weekend. – Greg K. Oct 09 '15 at 20:24
  • @Tetsujin the link you provided works! But I modified the script to quit finder and reopen it. – Greg K. Oct 15 '15 at 20:59

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I use XtraFinder, and it has the option to show all hidden items except for the desktop.

At0micMutex
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