Comments on: Track Down an Apps Preference File Easily By Watching Modifications

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:18:07 +0000

Yes, that is a great strategy to try and troubleshoot some issues with certain apps. Sometimes a preferences file can be corrupted, and what you describe is an easy way to find out if that is the culprit.

By: Stephen Strum

Stephen Strum — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:15:10 +0000

Q: if you believe you have a problem with any App, can you simply use a basic strategy to move that plist to the desktop and reboot to see if the problem is corrected?

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:40:46 +0000

As mentioned and linked in the article, this tip was found on MacWorld. It’s a great tip, so we elaborated on the process to include a screenshot and quick video walkthrough demonstrating the feature.

By: adam

adam — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:31:57 +0000

This can be do easly with a script,
or a bash, I was think you would purpose some Apps

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:00:44 +0000

This article specifically links to MacWorldHints, I think that answers everyones question in a rather obvious way!

By: er

er — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:51:35 +0000

Which came first?: hints.macworld.com ran it yesterday.
I second Myron’s hint about fseventer—it is a terrific utility.

By: pdiddy

pdiddy — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:34:00 +0000

Well, if you read this post before commenting, you’d probably know the answer to that question.

By: Murex

Murex — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:32:10 +0000

Which came first … this post on OSXDaily or the exact same hint on hints.macworld.com?

By: Myron

Myron — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:08:24 +0000

Also check out the Application fseventer. Does that and whole lot more…

By: Sven

Sven — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:10:57 +0000

I use the Spotlight folder search and it hasn’t failed me yet.

Also, some prefs will be in /Library/Preferences