https://github.com/r3c0ger/macosx-metadata-cleaner

Recursively search the current directory for .DS_Store files and __MACOSX directories and delete them.
https://github.com/r3c0ger/macosx-metadata-cleaner

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Recursively search the current directory for .DS_Store files and __MACOSX directories and delete them.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/r3c0ger/macosx-metadata-cleaner
• Owner: R3c0ger
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-07-30T16:25:49.000Z (4 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-01T02:58:12.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-04T21:48:46.246Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: dsstore, mac, macos, macosx, python, windows
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://github.com/R3c0ger/macosx-metadata-cleaner
• Size: 10.7 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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## Description

This tool is designed to recursively search the current directory and all its subdirectories for `.DS_Store` files and `__MACOSX` directories and delete them. After the cleanup process, a dialog box will display which files and directories have been removed.

## Usage

1. Download or compile the generated `macosx_metadata_cleaner.exe` executable file.

2. Place the executable file inside the folder that needs to be cleaned.

3. Just double-click the executable file and wait for the dialog box to show the list of deleted files.

## Requirements

- Python 3.6+

- `venv` virtual environment

- `pyinstaller` for packaging

- UPX (optional, for reducing the size of the EXE file)

## Setup

1. Create a virtual environment using `init_venv.bat` in this repository.

2. (Optional) Add `upx.exe` to `.\venv\Scripts\` to compress the executable file.

3. Run `build.bat` to generate the executable file.

   **N.B.** If `upx.exe` is not provided, please delete `--upx-dir .\venv\Scripts\upx.exe ` in the `pyinstaller` command in `build.bat`.

    ```bash

    .\venv\Scripts\activate.bat && pyinstaller -Fw .\macosx_metadata_cleaner.py --upx-dir .\venv\Scripts\upx.exe -n macosx_metadata_cleaner

    ```

    ```bash

    .\venv\Scripts\activate.bat && pyinstaller -Fw .\macosx_metadata_cleaner.py -n macosx_metadata_cleaner

    ```

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.