diff --git a/tagstudio/src/core/utils/refresh_dir.py b/tagstudio/src/core/utils/refresh_dir.py
index 11980329..6bd5ba00 100644
--- a/tagstudio/src/core/utils/refresh_dir.py
+++ b/tagstudio/src/core/utils/refresh_dir.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ GLOBAL_IGNORE_SET: set[str] = set(
         ".fseventsd",
         ".Spotlight-V100",
         "System Volume Information",
+        ".DS_Store",
     ]
 )