Finder Examples
Common Finder preference configurations.
Show File Extensions
Section titled “Show File Extensions”{ "version": "1.0", "domains": { "com.apple.finder": { "AppleShowAllExtensions": true } }}Show Hidden Files
Section titled “Show Hidden Files”{ "version": "1.0", "domains": { "com.apple.finder": { "AppleShowAllFiles": true } }}Default View Mode
Section titled “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
Section titled “Show Path Bar”{ "version": "1.0", "domains": { "com.apple.finder": { "ShowPathbar": true } }}Disable Extension Change Warning
Section titled “Disable Extension Change Warning”{ "version": "1.0", "domains": { "com.apple.finder": { "FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning": false } }}Sidebar Favorites (Unordered Compare)
Section titled “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
Section titled “Full Finder Configuration”{ "version": "1.0", "domains": { "com.apple.finder": { "AppleShowAllExtensions": true, "ShowPathbar": true, "FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning": false, "FXPreferredViewStyle": "Nlsv" } }}