Hide Toolbar via Applescript?

Is it possible to use an applescript to automatically hide the toolbar in new Finder windows?

There aren't plists for every single folder (so it's impossible to 'write every value to false').
The Finder 'metadata' (in this case I mean window location, view style, size, toolbar state etc) is stored in the hidden .DS_Store files, there should be one inside every folder with custom settings.
There are scripts out there to remove them all, but I think it's risky, I think Finder comments are also stored in these files.
Terminal can find the .DS_Store files via the find command (this searches home a.k.a '~')…
find ~ -name .DS_Store
I don't know of ways to edit these, so the usual solution is to delete them! Search around here for other ideas, ripping them out isn't the best idea. Sometimes permissions can prevent changes from sticking - repair disk permissions & user account permissions to set these to default values…
Backup before you begin just in case.
Boot holding cmd+R. Recovery mode should startup (assuming you have a recovery partition).
Select Terminal from the Utilities menu.
Enter the word…
resetpassword
… & hit return.
The GUI app will open, select the main boot HD.
Select your user account in the popup menu.
Then click the Reset button at the bottom right. It will "Reset Home Folder Permissions & ACL's"
Repeat for the other users.
Quit ResetPassword from the menu,
Quit Terminal
You can also select Disk Utility and repair the system permissions & repair any disk damage that is reported via 'verify disk'.

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