Open DS-STORE File

DS_STORE files are commonly found on machines running Mac OS operating system.

The DS_Store (Desktop Services Store) are files that contain system customization information, such as icons, type of wallpaper, font, columns, screensavers.

This type of file is created automatically by the MacOS file manager called Finder.

The equivalent to DS_Store files on Windows are the Thumbs.db or desktop.ini files.

The main functionality of these files is to store metadata of the different files and folders.

DS_store files are not designed to be opened by the user and therefore do not have a specific program associated with them.

Their binary content is encoded to be used directly by the Mac OS operating system, so they are not readable with a text editing applications.

Open DS-STORE File on Windows

Find a DS-STORE file in question in Windows OS File Explorer and double click on it to launch the corresponding application.
If a DS-STORE file is not opened in an application and you instead get a "Windows can't open a file" error message you should try looking for an application which can open the file in question.
If you know the application which can open DS-STORE file then run it and see if there is a File->Open main menu option in the application.
If you don't know the application which function as DS-STORE file opener then try to search for "DS-STORE wiki", "application to open DS-STORE file" or "open DS-STORE file" queries in the search engine you like.
Install the application you found and check if it can open DS-STORE file

Open DS-STORE File on Mac OS

Find a DS-STORE file in question in Mac OS Finder and double click on it to launch the corresponding application.
If a DS-STORE file is not opened in a Mac OS application and you instead get a "There is no application set to open the file" error message you can click on "Search App Store" in the error dialog and Mac OS will show you applications compatible with DS-STORE file.
If you know the Mac OS application which can work as DS-STORE file opener you can choose the "Choose Application..." option in the error box to associate the file extension and open DS-STORE file in it.
If you don't know the application which can open DS-STORE file then try to search for "DS-STORE wiki", "application to open DS-STORE file" or "open DS-STORE file" queries in the search engine you like.
Install the application you found and check if it can open DS-STORE file

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