If you see .DS in all your folders... here's a solution

I inadvertently turned on some normally invisible folder information. Probably a 3rd party app. At any rate, it was annoying seeing ".DS" in every folder I opened.
I followed some links got the following information and it worked beautifully:
Applications > Utilities > Terminal
On the command line in the Terminal, place the following line:
[I used copy/paste and it worked great]
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean false;killall Finder
ENTER
That's it.
It worked beautifully.
Now, as long as my computer doesn't fry itself later, I am a hero in my own mind.
Just passing this along. I hope it's helpful.
Caj

Pray tell, why have you used strikethrough on the copy/paste bit?
It's almost like you're telling people to type it in manually. That way they have to interpret what's seen depending upon font type and size and a simple space in the wrong place can be disastrous in Terminal.

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