Google Drive has a problem on Mac with DS_Store files

In recent days, several MacOS users have agreed on sharing a bug in DS_Store files from Google Drive. Apparently, Google’s automated file analysis system considered a fairly common file a false positive. For this reason, Google Drive users may receive an email notifying them that one of their files “Google Drive Terms of Service Violation”

Failure coincides with a similar issue reported in January of this yearin which users found files containing numbers reported for similar copyright violations.

Google Drive repeats the same error with macOS users

Google Drive flags them as a violation of its copyright infringement policy. ‘.DS_Store’

According to information shared by Appleinsider, these types of files sometimes appear in specific cases, such as in a ZIP archive. Although Finder tries to hide the file as much as possible, it may appear in cloud storage services when directories are downloaded or when using other operating systems such as Windows to browse a folder , depending on the hidden file settings configured.

Therefore, a normal user would not have encountered a file called “DS_Store”. However, third-party storagesuch as Google Drive, do not hide macOS system files. A) Yes, When Mac users transfer their files to cloud storages, they may find these hidden files.

According to Bleeping Computer, the problem is likely caused by a hash match between the .DS_Store files and those of known copyrighted content, which could lead to the infringement notice. In that regard, a Google spokesperson said they fixed the issue in January that “affected a small number of Drive files,” including fixing incorrect markup and taking steps to prevent it from happening again.

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