ɪnðɪ ˈæpəl mˈæk ˌoʊˈɛs ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ sˈɪstəm, .dˌiːˈɛs stˈoːɹ ɪz ɐ fˈaɪl ðæt stˈoːɹz kˈʌstəm ˈætɹɪbjˌuːts ʌv ɪts kəntˈeɪnɪŋ fˈoʊldɚ, sˈʌtʃ ɐz fˈoʊldɚ vjˈuː ˈɑːpʃənz, ˈaɪkɑːn pəzˈɪʃənz, ænd ˈʌðɚ vˈɪʒuːəl ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən.
In the Apple macOS operating system, .DS_Store is a file that stores custom attributes of its containing folder, such as folder view options, icon positions, and other visual information.