Apple Macos
Extraneous macOS Metadata Files and Folders Included in Shared Archives
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Personal experienceImported from BlueskyPublished Oct 13, 2026
Impact: I have to waste my time cleaning up after Apple's incompetent programmers.
From the original report
“There's always extra files and folders included that don't do anything. I have to waste my time cleaning up after Apple's incompetent programmers.”
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Details & sources
- How received
- Imported from Bluesky
- Source published
- Oct 13, 2026
- Observed
- Unknown
- Added to CleanApp
- Oct 13, 2026
- Product connection
- Affected product or place
- Original issue status
- Unknown
- Resolution
- Unknown
- Verification
- Not independently reproduced
Source count unknown
Why this source type: The author personally describes encountering unwanted extra files and folders sent from macOS systems and having to clean them up.
CleanApp AI summary
Extraneous macOS Metadata Files and Folders Included in Shared Archives: Files and archives generated on macOS bundle hidden OS metadata such as .DS_Store and __MACOSX folders, requiring manual cleanup by non-macOS recipients.
Report counts are not affected-user counts. A closed original issue does not confirm a fix.
Public ID: rpt_noKDa-5uYHKRvnryW4x1Wg