It's fairly easy to figure out which files in ~/Library/Preferences are used by Apple applications and which app. All the Apple ones start com.apple and then almost all continue with the name of the application or part of the system that they are a preference for - some examples com.apple.ScreenSharing.plist or com.apple.TextEdit.plist

Jul 2, 2021 · If the plist file is in the XML format, you can edit it in any text editor like TextEdit. If the plist file is in the binary format, you can convert it to XML first by running: plutil -convert xml1 file.plist If you want to go back to binary format after editing: plutil -convert binary1 file.plist

Jan 16, 2009 · Trashing .plist files will recreate default preferences for the application but not restore any user information that was stored with the previous .plist. For example, I believe when you trash the .plist for an application such as Mail, you would have to set up all your mail settings again and you may lose your previous stored emails so you ...

A plist is essentially just a data file, it stores information in a documented format. From Wikipedia: In the Mac OS X Cocoa, NeXTSTEP, and GNUstep programming frameworks, property list files are files that store serialized objects. Property list files use the filename extension .plist, and thus are often referred to as plist files.

Aug 14, 2012 · You can just read the file directly from the built product. However, if you look at the info.plist file itself in the editor you will see the shell variables themselves. E.g. the Bundle ID is has the following shell command: com.yourcompany.${PRODUCT_NAME:rfc1034identifier}

Oct 1, 2013 · Today I have an application that reads a plist site, but would it work like this: when you open the app it checks if the User already has the plist on device and if that is the latest version.

Aug 5, 2015 · A plist file is a property list. You can either create it using the nice animations Xcode gives you, or you can create pragmatically using XML. A plist file is something that can store objects (string, bool, data, date, number), like a database. And you can run through the plist file to retrieve or store the information just like a database.

Mar 26, 2013 · This procedure also works for other programs like iPhoto or iTunes, or whatever that stores a preference file (.plist) in the (hidden) User/Library folder, the procedure is the same, just sub out the program your having problems with .plist file instead of the System Preference .plist file below. Known preference files issues:

Select the plist file in the Finder and doing File > Get Info. At the bottom of the file info window you'll see a section called Sharing & Permissions . You want to make sure you're in that list and that you have Read & Write level access to the file.

Sep 28, 2016 · I do not want to use Xcode to open .plist files, it's too much for such a simple task. The Property List Editor was perfect. What I have Found. As of 2016-09-13 The Apple Developer website describes Xcode as the only option to edit .plist files (search for: About Information Property List Files)