At work, we needed a solution to the.DSstore 'problem,' since 90% of our clients are Windows boxen. The previously posted solution to prevent.DSstore creation on networked drives only worked for one user account. However, it turns out its fairly easy to configure an OS X client to apply the setting for any user who logs in. BlueHarvest 7.0.2 – Disable DSStore creation and more. February 8, 2018 BlueHarvest is an exterminator for your Mac’s unnecessary Desktop Service Store (DSStore) and resource fork (AppleDouble) files.
Last release for 10.10 to 10.14 Mojave Version 7.2.2 Last release for 10.9 Mavericks Version 6.4.2 Last release for 10.8 Mountain Lion Version 6.2.2
Version 8.0.3 (20-October-2020)
BlueHarvest 7.0.4 – Disable DSStore creation and more. April 6, 2018 BlueHarvest is an exterminator for your Mac’s unnecessary Desktop Service Store (DSStore) and resource fork (AppleDouble) files. BlueHarvest keeps your disks free of metadata while you work without you needing to lift a finger. New in version 8: BlueHarvest now includes 'Storage Cleaner' which allows you to free up space used by app caches and log files. Features: Deletion of macOS metadata:.DSStore,. files,.AppleDoubl.
Minor bug fixes.
Changes to preferences storage to improve performance.
Version 8.0.2 (22-September-2020)
Minor UI bug fixes. Non App Store only.
Version 8.0.0 (15-September-2020)
New! 'Storage Cleanup' for cleaning of app caches and logs.
Blacklist items can now be deleted after a number of days.
Added 'System Volume Information (Windows)' deletion.
Much reduced app size. Now requires macOS 10.15 or later. Older versions still available.
Version 7.2.2 (22-June-2020)
Fixed a bug where the BlueHarvest menu would sometimes not open if System Preferences/Login Items included an item on an inaccessible server. (non App Store only).
Version 7.2.1 (20-Jan-2020)
Updated download URL for updates (non App Store only).
This update needs to be manually downloaded and installed. Please Quit your old version before installing. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Version 7.2.0 (9-Oct-2019)
New Option: Keep custom icons and resources.
Updated for macOS 10.15 Catalina.
Version 7.1.2 (30-Oct-2018)
Fixed a bug affecting deletion of custom blacklist items.
Version 7.1.1 (15-Oct-2018)
Added back the ability to remove Spotlight folders under 10.14:
Grant BlueHarvest 'Full Disk Access' under System Preferences -> Security and Privacy -> Privacy -> Full Disk Access to allow Spotlight folders to be deleted.
Better dark mode support.
Version 7.1.0 (24-Sep-2018)
Built for 10.14 Mojave.
Added support for the enhanced security features of 10.14.
Added warning that .Spotlight cannot be removed under 10.14 due to SIP.
Hides .Spotlight folder from UI under 10.14.
Support for 10.14 Dark Mode.
Version 7.0.7 (26-July-2018)
Feature: Added 'Close Progress Window' to scheduled cleaning options.
Fixed a bug where the 'Ask to clean' prompt could be shown repeatedly for the same disk.
Version 7.0.5 (19-June-2018)
Fixed a bug where BlueHarvest would ask for access to the boot disk too often (App Store version only).
Fixed a bug where preference changes sometimes weren't saved.
Fixed a bug where blacklist items wouldn't be added to new disks.
Version 7.0.4 (5-April-2018)
Fixed a bug where files including some extended characters in their names couldn't be deleted.
Version 7.0.3 (20-Mar-2018)
Fixed a bug which could cause BlueHarvest to unexpectedly quit.
Version 7.0.2 (7-Feb-2018)
Fix a bug with NFS servers.
Fixed a possible crash on startup.
Minor UI fixes.
Version 7.0.0/1 (25-Jan-2018) BlueHarvest 7 is a free upgrade for v6 users. Simply re-enter your serial number if requested.
Requires macOS 10.10 or later.
Fixes an issue which stops more than one folder being added.
Added support for removing 'Icon?' (Custom Icon) and '.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent' files.
.AppleDouble folders can now be removed from any disk.
Scheduled cleaning can now be configured to clean everyday, weekdays or weekends.
Drag files to the 'Items to delete' list to add blacklist items.
Individual blacklist items now be enabled/disabled in 'Clean' -> 'Items to delete'
New 'Examine' feature can preview items which can be found and deleted (BlueHarvest menu -> Examine..).
Built-in Log viewer (BlueHarvest menu -> Preferences -> Cog -> Show Log).
Multiple folders/disks can now be cleaned simultaneously.
Remove metadata (extended attributes) from Mac folders (shift-clean).
Version 6.4.2 (19-Jun-2017) download
Last release for 10.9
APFS disks are now treated the same as HFS disks. This is to properly support macOS High Sierra. Recommended update for all users.
Version 6.4.1 (13-May-2017)
Fixed a bug which caused BlueHarvest to repeatedly ask for registration information under 10.12 Sierra (non App Store version only).
Version 6.4.0 (6-Dec-2016)
Added folders are now cleaned during schedulded cleaning.
Added folders which can nolonger be correctly identified are showed with an 'X' in the icon.
Version 6.3.10 (26-Sep-2016)
Fixed a bug which caused BlueHarvest to repeatedly ask for registration information under macOS 10.12 Sierra (non App Store version only).
Version 6.3.9 (28-Jul-2016)
Fixed a bug which may cause BlueHarvest to unexpectedly quit when in the background.
Version 6.3.8 (6-Jun-2016)
Added support for removing '@eaDir' folders.
Changed AppleScript support: Now simply send an 'open' command to have BlueHarvest clean a folder and it's sub folders.
Version 6.3.7 (12-Apr-2016)
Added support for removing $RECYCLE.BIN folders (created by Windows).
'.AppleDouble' folders are now removed from disks (not just smb shares).
Supports Avid ISIS and Avid NEXIS network disks.
Version 6.3.6 (10-Feb-2016)
Updated to latest Sparkle framework (non App Store release only).
Version 6.3.5 (25-Jan-2016)
Improved support for deleting .Folders on some disks.
Version 6.3.4 (9-Jan-2016)
Logging of deletions can be disabled (Advanced -> Diagnostics).
Minor UI improvements.
Version 6.3.3 (17-Nov-2015)
No-longer skips hidden folders on SMB disks if manually cleaning.
In settings, .AppleDouble is hidden for non SMB disks.
In settings, fixed a bug where disk icons weren't updated when disk were mounted/unmounted.
Other minor UI enhancements.
Blue Harvest 7 0 6 – Disable Ds_store Creation And More Powerful
Version 6.3.2 (13-Oct-2015)
Fixed a bug where the preferences window would show on every launch.
Fixed a bug where the Non Mac Disks and Network Disks preferences could sometimes be lost.
Version 6.3.1 (9-Oct-2015)
Fixed a problem on some Macs running 10.11 with the BlueHarvest Helper tool install.
Version 6.3.0 (6-Oct-2015)
Requires 10.9 Mavericks or later.
.AppleDouble folders can now be deleted from servers when connected via SMB.
Disks can now be dragged to the disks list.
Blacklist now works for folders.
'Clean' buttons added to each disk in the BlueHarvest menu.
Improved support for cleaning zip files not created by the Finder.
Support for OSX 10.11 El Capitan.
Version 6.2.2 (20-Aug-2015) download
Last release for 10.8 Mountain Lion.
Blacklist items can now be deleted from HFS disks.
Version 6.2.1 (17-Jun-2015)
'Orphaned' ._ files on Mac Extended disks will now be deleted during manual or scheduled cleaning.
Version 6.2.0 (12-May-2015)
Now supports device specific blacklists (English only).
Dragging a folder or disk onto BlueHarvest now cleans the item.
Statistics are now shown for the startup disk.
Improved performance when cleaning large disks manually.
More reliable .folder deletion in some situations.
Minor UI improvments.
Version 6.1.5 (22-Jan-2015)
.apdisk files can now be deleted from NTFS disks.
Authenticated deletion of .folders (re)enabled.
Version 6.1.3 (17-Nov-2014)
firmwaresyncd disks are now ignored.
Version 6.1.2 (4-Nov-2014)
Translation and UI bug fixes.
Version 6.1.1 (29-Oct-2014)
Fixed a bug in the French language translation which could cause the application to crash.
Fixed a bug which could cause the menu bar icon to reappear when hidden.
Version 6.1.0 (Non App Store release) (27-Oct-2014) Requires a BlueHarvest v6 serial number.
Requires OS X 10.8 or later.
Added scheduled cleaning feature. For disks & servers your sharing with non BlueHarvest users.
Added ability to keep ._ file for files with Finder tags.
No more 'unknown file system' errors - capabilities of file systems are automatically detected.
Cleaning Avid file systems is now supported.
“.apdisk” files are now removed by default (for new installs).
Blacklist feature now works on all disk types.
Minimum blacklist file name length removed.
BlueHarvest now ignores invisible disks.
Now supports deleting desktop.ini files.
Added “Only Clean Manually' option.
UI improvements and optimizations.
To upgrade from v5: Open BlueHarvest v5, click 'Turn Off'. Close the BlueHarvest window. Drag BlueHarvest v6 from the disk image to your Applications folder.
Version 5.5.9 (14-Mar-2014) download
Last release for 10.7 Lion.
Minor UI improvements.
Version 5.5.7 (24-Oct-2013)
Fixes a problem where the discrete graphics card in some MacBook Pros was unnecessarily activated under 10.9 Mavericks.
Version 5.5.6 (9-Sep-2013)
Detailed progress information is now shown when cleaning zip files.
Fix a bug where some volumes mounted in root weren't cleaned.
Version 5.5.5 (26-Aug-2013)
Fixed a problem where some disks weren't asked to be cleaned.
Version 5.5.4 (30-Jul-2013)
Added support for Livedrive Briefcase.
Performance optimizations to reduce disk activity.
Version 5.5.3 (17-Jun-2013)
Now runs under OS X 10.9 Mavericks and later.
Version 5.5.2 (30-May-2013)
Added Retina display menu bar icon.
Improved localizations.
Version 5.5.1 (23-May-2013)
Fixed a bug where a disk may not be cleaned if its name included certain character strings.
Fixed link to purchasing URL.
Version 5.5.0 (13-May-2013)
Requires OS X 10.7 Lion or OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
Now packaged as an app.
Added blacklist function for deleting arbitrary files.