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		savoytruffle on Nov 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Explainer: .DS_Store Files they are only created on filesystems the OS believes cannot support metadata like you suggest

hunter2_ on Nov 28, 2021 [–]

That wouldn't be a relevant condition if it always tried to use the user homedir or equivalent.

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