Finder Examples

Common Finder preference configurations.

Show File Extensions

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "domains": {
    "com.apple.finder": {
      "AppleShowAllExtensions": true
    }
  }
}

Show Hidden Files

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "domains": {
    "com.apple.finder": {
      "AppleShowAllFiles": true
    }
  }
}

Default View Mode

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "domains": {
    "com.apple.finder": {
      "FXPreferredViewStyle": "clmv"
    }
  }
}

Options:

• "icnv" — Icon View
• "Nlsv" — List View
• "clmv" — Column View
• "glyv" — Gallery View

Show Path Bar

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "domains": {
    "com.apple.finder": {
      "ShowPathbar": true
    }
  }
}

Disable Extension Change Warning

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "domains": {
    "com.apple.finder": {
      "FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning": false
    }
  }
}

Sidebar Favorites (Unordered Compare)

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "domains": {
    "com.apple.finder": {
      "FavoriteItems": {
        "value": ["Applications", "Documents", "Downloads"],
        "compare": "unordered",
        "note": "Sidebar items - order doesn't matter"
      }
    }
  }
}

Full Finder Configuration

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "domains": {
    "com.apple.finder": {
      "AppleShowAllExtensions": true,
      "ShowPathbar": true,
      "FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning": false,
      "FXPreferredViewStyle": "Nlsv"
    }
  }
}