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The personal settings which control the configurable options on your Mac or iOS device. Examples include what wallpapers are displayed, when a screen saver will be displayed, or whether or not Time Machine is enabled and how it is configured.
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How can I script the setup of preferences in Mac OS X?
As for figuring out the actual keys/values that correspond to the UI preferences, I've found lists like this to be useful (this one too). … There appear to be other mechanisms for storing preferences in Mac OS besides this (e.g. allowing non-App Store apps does not seem to be reflected in the defaults plists), and I still haven't figured those …
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How can I script the setup of preferences in Mac OS X?
have a couple of Macs and I would like to create some kind of script that I can use to:
Easily setup a new Mac after a reinstall
Update settings to consistent values (so if I decide to change some preferences … on Mac A, I can run the script on Mac B to get it to match)
I'd be happy if I could use this script to customize:
System Preferences
Finder Preferences
I would prefer a method where I can use a …