Welcome back to the tutorial series that covers everything you ever wanted to know about preferences (.plist) files. So far, we have explored what .plist files are, how to interpret the content of ...

In this installment of our continuing series on preferences (.plist) files, we finally delve into the details of how to interpret and edit .plist files. I'll be primarily showing you how to do ...

These unassuming files (also known as .plist files) often hold the keys to hidden features. To edit your preference files, you can use Apple’s free utility Property List Editor.

Editing OS X preferences files—also known as property list or .plist files—unlocks hidden features you can’t access any other way. Ted Landau explains.

In macOS, the library folder is used to store user account settings, preference files, app support files, caches, and other important data that allows your Mac to function as it should. Making ...

If the File format module cannot parse the file in Photoshop, change the Image extension or edit this Photoshop DWORD Value in Registry.

To recreate the preference file or revert it to the default, close Illustrator, find where the file is stored, and delete it. Restart Illustrator and a new preferences file will be created.

Dear Aunt TUAW, With Lion, I'm seeing a lot of plist.lockfile in my Preferences folder. I'm assuming the "lockfile" business has to do with the new autosave stuff in Lion, but why would that apply ...

The biggest roadblock here is that while most applications have a preference file stored in ~/Library/Preferences, it can sometimes be hard to tell which one is the one you want (it's also hard to ...