Strange file on my desktop

I suddenly saw a file called    .DS_store on my desktop.
Ok, see it only in a translation program, suddenly appeared, because on the desktop I don t have it visible.
Anyone knows what it is, how to get rid of it if necessary? As I said, can t find it on the desktop so
I cannot drag it to the trash
many thanks,
Mark

.DS_store files are normally hidden in a standard Mac OSx setup as they contain various file data and resource forks necessary for OSx.
They can become a nuisance if you exchange data with Windows PCs as they are copied across but have no functionality in Windows.
Occasionally when you return the file to OSx they can become visible.
You can also make them visible with this terminal command if you want
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
or invisible with this command
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false

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