Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On May 28, 2009, at 8:05 PM, jim wrote: > >> Thanks for your reply... >> The proper box is checked. >> If I throw out the com.apple.Finder.plist (I'm guessing that's a >> file?), >> will the Finder rebuild it? >> Jim > > > > Yes, it will be in /Users/<your user short name>/Library/Preferences/ > > System-wide preferences are in /Library/Preferences > > Generally any file with a .plist on the end can be safely trashed and > the application will create a new, default one the next time the > applications starts (the Finder is an application like any other) > > The biggest exception to this rule is your mail prefs, which will > cause your mail accounts to disappear if deleted.
Which is why when I don't know the details of the .plist file I trash it but don't empty the trash until I've tested everything out. If it's a more complicated set of files I'll create a folder on the desktop and duplicate the folder hierarchy in it move the config (and other) files in there. This way I know where to put the files back if needed. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
