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Re:Apple Discontinues macOS Server by iamtedd on Thursday April 21, 2022 @05:57PM (#31115688)
> You can veto the .DS_Store files. The consequence to Mac users is that the Finder won't remember any display changes they make to windows that correspond to network folders.

Good. Why would one user's view preferences have an effect on another user? That is what happens if .DS_Store files are left on the server.

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Re:Apple Discontinues macOS Server by bombcar on Thursday April 21, 2022 @06:39PM (#31116055)
It makes a weird sort of sense if you consider the folder to be like a stockroom - when you tell someone the box they want is “on the right as you enter” you expect it to be in the same place you saw it.
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Re:Apple Discontinues macOS Server by lupire on Thursday April 21, 2022 @06:49PM (#31116138)
Well, it depends on who has write permission on the . DS_Store file.

If you have readonly access to the folders you can't persist a change to the layout.

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