Applications in OS X save preferences to property list (.plist) files in various preferences folders; however, sometimes multiple copies of a specific plist file may accumulate in the same folder.

The Preferences in Adobe Illustrator allow you to make changes that will fit your needs. There are default preferences that come with Illustrator; however, the user can make changes to the panel ...

PrefsOverload 3.5.4, the latest version of the utility for managing the Preferences Folder in both the traditional Mac operating system and Mac OS X, is now available for download. The update handles ...

this is weird. my folder view options somehow have gotten all screwed up. Whenever I change my personal viewing options on folder eg.background pics or viewing in list view, they stick for as long as ...

In macOS, the System Preferences app located in the Applications folder is where you can adjust various settings to customize your Mac. Most system preference panes are native to macOS and cannot be ...

It can be a panicky situation: you install a new application or system update, or simply restart/logout and are suddenly unable to log back into your default user account. Fortunately, this is ...

In macOS, the library folder is used to store user account settings, preference files, app support files, caches, and other important data that allows your Mac to function as it should. Making ...

The Expanding Preferences are used to determine how StuffIt Expander goes about the task of expanding an archive or encoded file. Expand Archives and Compressed Files When this preference is enabled, ...

The TV franchise known as Law & Order —currently, I think there are about 19 versions with 625,000 episodes in syndication—occasionally teases an upcoming episode with the phrase “ripped from the ...