ðə fˈaɪl .dˌiːˈɛs stˈoːɹ ɪz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn ˌɛni dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹi fˈoʊldɚ ˈæksɛst baɪ ðə fˈaɪndɚɹ ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən, ˈiːvən ˌɔn ɹᵻmˈoʊt fˈaɪl sˈɪstəmz mˈaʊntᵻd fɹʌm sˈɜːvɚz ðæt ʃˈɛɹ fˈaɪlz fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, vˈaɪə sˈɜːvɚ mˈɛsɪdʒ blˈɑːk ˌɛsˌɛmbˈiː pɹˈoʊɾəkˌɑːl ɔːɹ ðɪ ˈæpəl fˈaɪlɪŋ pɹˈoʊɾəkˌɑːl ˌeɪˌɛfpˈiː.
The file .DS_Store is created in any directory (folder) accessed by the Finder application, even on remote file systems mounted from servers that share files (for example, via Server Message Block (SMB) protocol or the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP)).