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You can use the utility app Property List Editor to modify plists (which are basically just XML files with key/value pairs). Also you can use the command line "defaults" command. Try "man defaults" from the terminal for more info.
- Where Does Mac OS X Store File Association Information
I know there is a system preferences pane to manually modify...
- Where Does Mac OS X Store File Association Information
22 lut 2015 · If the Windows Registry is a place where system and application settings are stored, then the Mac equivalent of the Windows Registry would be a series of .plist files in several preferences folder on the Mac.
1 lut 2015 · 1 Answer. Sorted by: 31. For typical macOS applications the place for this kind of information is one of. /System/Library (for OS specific stuff) /Library (for system-wide preferences/settings valid for all users) ~/Library (for user-specific preferences/settings) and the folders beneath them (e.g. Application Support and Preferences).
23 kwi 2007 · Select the Canon folder doohickey you just created and go once again to Edit > New > Key and create a key with the name of the software you want to install. IE "Zoombrowser EX" or "EOS Utility" (yes it's that simple).
16 lip 2011 · Autorun Locations. Derrick Farmer defines autorun locations as “Registry keys that launch programs or applications during the boot process” (Farmer, D, 2007). This has a very similar meaning in the Mac world. On a Mac, the location of this information is in the loginitems.plist.
There is no macOS equivalent to the Windows Registry. Each application has an Info.plist (Property list) file in the /Applications/[ AppName ]/Contents folder. An application in /Applications is actually a folder.
18 sty 2007 · Simple answer..... no... Mac OS X is not Windows! The applications are self contained (you can right mouse click on them and "show content" to see what makes up the said application. This does have a MAJOR advantage over Windows, it means that your system will ALWAYS be lighting fast no matter how many apps you have!