Find and delete .DS_Store files

Question

I have a 2008 server where some mac clients connect. They create .DS_Store, ._.TemporaryItems and other files that starts with "._".
I want to find them and delete them every night.
What kind of script can I run.
Thank you so much for your help.

Answer 1

I know this is an old thread, I just came across this problem myself when I was moving my files back to PC from Mac.  Here is the approach I took:
# Check to see what files are in the directory, you may want to save this to a variable or CS
ls -Recurse
-force |
Where-Object {$_.Name
-like "._*"}
| Select
Name, Directory,
Length
# See how many files exist that meet the criteria
ls
-Recurse
-force |
Where-Object {$_.Name
-like "._*"}
| Measure-Object
# Use the -Force switch to get past the permissions restrictions on the hidden files
ls
-Recurse
-force |
Where-Object {$_.Name
-like "._*"}
| Remove-Item
-Force
# Rinse and repeat for the .DS Store files
ls -Recurse
-force |
Where-Object {$_.Name
-like ".DS*"}
| Measure-Object
ls -Recurse
-force |
Where-Object {$_.Name
-like ".DS*"}
| Remove-Item
-Force