How Do I Relaunch The Dock On A Mac? Open the Terminal app from the Utilities folder inside the Applications folder. Type in the following and then hit return. killall Dock Please... Read answer Asked by Neil A. on July 29th, 2013 Filed Under: Utilities, Dock, Terminal
How Do I Edit Or Remove Words From The User Dictionary In OS X Lion? Your Library folder is hidden in OS X Lion. Before we can edit the Dictionary, the Library folder has to be made visible. To do that, open the... Read answer Asked by Brian G. on August 24th, 2011 Filed Under: OS X Lion, Terminal, Library, Dictionary, Misspelling
How Do I Determine The Screen Manufacturer For My MacBook Pro Retina Display? Go to your Applications folder and launch Terminal. Paste in the following and hit return: ioreg -lw0 | grep "EDID" | sed... Read answer Asked by Ingrid G. on March 4th, 2013 Filed Under: Terminal, Displays, MacBook Pro Retina Display, LG, Samsung
How Do I Permanently Disable Notification Center In OS X Mavericks? Yes, you can completely remove and disable Notification Center in OS X Mavericks. Launch the Terminal app on your Mac (it's inside Applications >... Read answer Asked by Harry J. on January 10th, 2014 Filed Under: Terminal, Notification Center, OS X Mavericks
How Do I Disable The Startup Sound In OS X? Launch the Terminal app on your Mac (it's inside Applications > Utilities), paste in the following, then press return: sudo nvram... Read answer Asked by Tim P. on January 22nd, 2014 Filed Under: Startup, Terminal, Sound, OS X Mavericks
Why Can't I See My Library Folder In OS X Lion? Open the Terminal app and type (without quotes) "chflags nohidden ~/Library/". The Library folder will reappear in your user folder. Or, in the... Read answer Asked by Tia G. on July 24th, 2011 Filed Under: OS X Lion, Terminal, Library
How Do I Fix Error Code -36 In Mac OS X? Launch the Terminal app on your Mac (it's inside of Applications > Utilities) and then type in the following (customized to your directory... Read answer Asked by Ramona R. on February 23rd, 2015 Filed Under: OS X, Terminal, Finder
How Do I Pause An App Or Process In OS X? Yes, if your computer is feeling bogged down by an app or process you can pause and later resume it. Start by launching the Activity Monitor app (it's... Read answer Asked by Lindsey W. on June 24th, 2013 Filed Under: Apps, OS X, Terminal, Activity Monitor
Can I Disable The Attachment Preview In OS X Mail? To disable attachment preview in OS X, launch the Terminal from your Applications folder and enter the following command: defaults write... Read answer Asked by Joyce R. on March 13th, 2013 Filed Under: OS X, Terminal, Mail, Attachments
How Do I Show Hidden Files In OS X Finder? OS X Mavericks and OS X Yosemite users can show hidden files using a simple Terminal command. Launch the Terminal app (inside Applications>Utilities)... Read answer Asked by Jeanne C. on November 28th, 2014 Filed Under: OS X, Terminal, Hidden Files
How Do I Enable Key Repeat In OS X Mountain Lion? This is a feature that was first added in OS X Lion. If you would like to disable it just open up the Terminal app and paste in the... Read answer Asked by Clarence P. on July 25th, 2012 Filed Under: OS X Lion, Terminal, OS X Mountain Lion, Key Repeat, Typing
How Do I Show Hidden Files In OS X Finder? Yes, launch the Terminal app from inside the OS X Applications folder and type in the following commands to show hidden files. defaults write... Read answer Asked by Roosevelt R. on September 18th, 2013 Filed Under: OS X, Terminal, Finder, Hidden Files
Can I Pin My Dock To A Corner In OS X Mavericks? Launch the Terminal app on your Mac (it's inside Applications > Utilities). If you have a vertical dock and would like it pinned on the top corner or... Read answer Asked by JP A. on January 17th, 2014 Filed Under: Dock, Terminal, Finder
Can I Change The Dock Delay Period In OS X? Launch the Terminal app on your Mac (it's in the Utilities folder inside of Applications) and paste in the following: defaults write com.apple.Dock... Read answer Asked by Gerard M. on August 7th, 2013 Filed Under: Dock, OS X, Terminal
How Do I Completely Remove Notification Center From My Mac? Launch the Terminal app on your Mac (it's located inside Utilities in the Applications folder) and paste in the following command: launchctl unload... Read answer Asked by Ralph Z. on May 13th, 2013 Filed Under: Mac, OS X, Terminal, Notification Center
How Do I Make The Library Folder Visible In OS X Mountain Lion? You can retrieve access to the Library folder by typing in a short command to the Terminal app inside your Utilities folder. Just paste the... Read answer Asked by Inez G. on July 25th, 2012 Filed Under: OS X Lion, Terminal, Users, OS X Mountain Lion, Library Folder
Will My Mac Support Handoff In OS X Yosemite? In order for your Mac to use Handoff in OS X Yosemite, your Mac needs to have at least Bluetooth 4.0. To find out if yours does, launch the Terminal... Read answer Asked by Jake A. on July 23rd, 2014 Filed Under: Bluetooth, Terminal, OS X Yosemite, Handoff
How Do I Prevent My Mac Display From Turning Off When Pushing The Power Button? Yes, launch the Terminal app (it's inside Applications > Utilities) and then paste in the following command: defaults write com.apple.loginwindow... Read answer Asked by Reggie T. on May 1st, 2014 Filed Under: MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, OS X, Terminal, Power Button
Can I Disable The Dashboard In OS X? This option is available via a Terminal command. Launch the Terminal app (it's in the Utilities folder), paste in the following, then hit... Read answer Asked by Ruby B. on July 26th, 2013 Filed Under: OS X, Terminal, Mavericks, Dashboard
How Do I Restore The Translucent Effect To My Dock After Switching To Mavericks? Yes you can. Launch the Terminal application (it's located inside Applications > Utilities), enter the command below, then hit enter. defaults... Read answer Asked by Penny P. on February 5th, 2014 Filed Under: Dock, Terminal, Mavericks