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erics, February 8th, 2025
If you’re using macOS 14.7.3 and experiencing an annoying issue where clicking a running app’s icon in the Dock doesn’t immediately make it active for typing, you’re not alone. Instead of the expected behavior—where the app comes to the forefront, ready for interaction—you might find yourself having to click inside the app’s window before you […]
Categories: Technology Tags: 14.7.3, cli, click, defaults, defaults write, Disable, Focus, howto, MacOS, mode, Mouse, single-app, Terminal, tips, write
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Author:
erics, March 19th, 2015
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
Categories: How-To's, Technology Tags: apple, defaults, defaults write, howto, key, Key Repeat, Mac, macosx, Repeat, tips, Yosemite
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Author:
erics, October 29th, 2014
SET THE DEFAULT TO SHOW Run this command in a Terminal window: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES Relaunch Finder: Hold down the Option/ALT key on your keyboard, then right-click the Finder icon in the dock and select Relaunch. SET THE DEFAULT TO HIDE defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO then relaunch finder as above.
Categories: How-To's, Technology Tags: Command, Command line, defaults, defaults write, Exec, Execute, Finder, Hide, howto, MacOS, macosx, OSX, Show, Terminal, tips, Yosemite
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Author:
erics, June 30th, 2012
In Terminal, run the following command: defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES To make the command take effect, you need to restart the Finder. One way to do this is to hold down the Option key, then click and hold on the Finder icon in the Dock. When the contextual menu appears, select Relaunch and the […]
Categories: How-To's, Technology Tags: defaults, defaults write, Files, Finder, howto, Show All Files, Terminal, tips
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