25 Mac Settings You Have to Change
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It's time to fix macOS' wacky default settings. With over 20 years of Mac usage, I show you how ๐ setup ๐๐ช new Macs. ************************************** Terminal commands (paste the entire string) ************************************** ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0; defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -int 0;killall Dock ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ: defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0.5; defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -int 0.5 ;killall Dock ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ (paste for each spacer): defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{tile-data={}; tile-type="spacer-tile";}' && killall Dock ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ณ-๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ (paste for each): defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="small-spacer-tile";}' && killall Dock ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด (must restart Mac to take effect): sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.DiskArbitration.diskarbitrationd.plist DADisableEjectNotification -bool YES && sudo pkill diskarbitrationd ๐ฅ๐ฒ-๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.DiskArbitration.diskarbitrationd.plist DADisableEjectNotification && sudo pkill diskarbitrationd ๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐, ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐: https://ejectify.app ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฃ๐ (replace with png to undo): defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐: defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool TRUE && killall Dock ************************************** Follow Snazzy Labs on Twitter - http://twitter.com/snazzyq Follow me on Instagram - http://instagram.com/snazzyq ************************************** 00:00 - General Anger 00:30 - Spelling Correction Hate 01:25 - Fix Share Sheet 2:00 - Make Siri Tolerable 3:15 - Your Dock is An Abomination 5:48 - Bonus: System Preferences in Dock 6:10 - Spicy Corners 07:18 - A-B-Cystem Preferences (I'm Sorry) 8:08 - Oodles of Finder Tips (and a God-Tier AirDrop Tip) 14:03 - TERMINAL TIME! 14:42 - Dock Hide Delay and Transition Speed 16:14 - Dock Spacers 16:51 - Don't Let Your Mac Boss You Around! 18:40 - Stop Substantial Screenshots 19:52 - Hide Ur Pecker
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