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binaryage / asepsis

a solution for .DS_Store pollution
http://asepsis.binaryage.com
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.localized file #5

Closed yugaego closed 8 years ago

yugaego commented 12 years ago

Hi,

Thank you for your work. Is it possible to use asepsis to removed .localized file also from Finder folders? Would be very nice if it's possible or not difficult to implement.

Thank you, Yuga

davidschreiber commented 9 years ago

+1 for this feature! Would this be possible?

Alhadis commented 9 years ago

+2 for this feature. Screw those stupid things.

straxhaber commented 9 years ago

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Finder is creating .localized folders dynamically like it does for .DS_Store. It seems like feature creep to generalize asepsis to getting rid of all existing junk, rather than focusing on preventing new junk (.DS_Store files).

yugaego commented 8 years ago

@straxhaber .localized file, not folders.

straxhaber commented 8 years ago

Yes, you are correct @yugenekr. I was confusing .localized files for system-created folders with .localized folders for applications.

My point still stands -- asepsis was useful because it took care of a recurring problem (.DS_Store file creation). .localized files only exist in system-created directories like /System, /Library, and user folder default directories. They are not automatically regenerated if you delete them, unlike .DS_Store files. If you want to delete .localized files, just go ahead and delete them manually once ("sudo find / -type f -name .localized -delete").

yugaego commented 8 years ago

They are not automatically regenerated if you delete them, unlike .DS_Store files.

Good point, @straxhaber

bumper314 commented 8 years ago

THE SYSTEM WORKS! Good job people =)