Format
DS_Store File (MAC)
Summary
- Name
- DS_Store File (MAC)
- Identifiers
- PUID: fmt/394
- Description
- This format is native to MacOS where .DS_Store files are hidden files storing attributes of their containing folder. These can include view options, icon positions, and other visual information. They are created and maintained by the Finder application in every folder it accesses. Their functions are similar to those of desktop.ini files in Windows.
- Note
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.DS_Store
- File extensions
-
ds_store - Submitted by
- National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
Internal signatures
DS_Store
- Provenance
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.DS_Store http://arno.org/arnotify/2006/10/on-the-origins-of-ds_store/
Byte sequences
- Min Frag Length
- Absolute from BOF
- Offset
- 0
- Max offset
- 3
- Byte Sequence
01427564310000- Endianness
- None
Changelog
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V118
- Release date
- 30 April 2024
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Updated
DS_Store File (MAC): Description created as part of PRONOM Research Week 2023. Submitted by Archives nationales (French National Archives).
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V68
- Release date
- 1 May 2013
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Updated
DS_store file (MAC): Made format extension lower-case as part of a data normalisation exercise.
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V65
- Release date
- 25 October 2012
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Updated
WordPerfect for MS-DOS Document 5.1: MIME-Type information added.
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V58
- Release date
- 21 March 2012
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Added format
DS_store file (MAC): Submission from National Library of New Zealand. Outline entry added.
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Added signature
DS_store file (MAC): Signature submitted by National Library of New Zealand.