#Mountain lion tweaks full#
# Stop full names from copying out of email addresses (thank god! # Tell Safari not to automatically open “safe” files after downloadĭefaults write AutoOpenSafeDownloads -bool falseĭefaults write DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -int 2ĭefaults write DisableReplyAnimations -bool trueĭefaults write DisableSendAnimations -bool true # Remove Reading list and Top Sites from Bookmarks barĭefaults write ProxiesInBookmarksBar ’()’ĭefaults write HomePage -string “about:blank” # Set New Tab as default page this also prevents Chrome from restoring tabs on restartĭefaults write HomepageIsNewTabPage -bool true Sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/ ScheduleFrequency 3 # By default, Mountain Lion will check for updates once a week. Sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/ AutomaticDownload -bool false
#Mountain lion tweaks software#
# Stop automatic downloading of software updates Sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchAgents/ KeepAlive -bool false # Disable notification center globally this will also get rid of the menu bar icon # If you make this a script, you can add a line with “sudo -v” to ask for the # NOTE: You shouldn’t change the defaults for an app while it’s running. # Turn off a bunch of annoying crap in MacOS X Mountain Lion Note that many of these settings can also be controlled from the GUI I just find this easier (and you can create a script from this that you run on new installs and save yourself a metric ton of clickety-click-click). Some of them may require restarting apps to take effect if something doesn’t seem to be working, give that a try. These settings have been only minimally tested. Exercise caution when mucking about with your defaults.
#Mountain lion tweaks how to#
I’m explicitly not telling you how to run these commands - if you don’t already know, you probably shouldn’t be messing around with MacOS at this level. This resulted in a bunch of useful settings that have made Mountain Lion way less annoying. So I did what any nerd would do and consulted the Holy Google Book of Armaments. And as a command-line sort of person, I didn’t want to have to go clicking around a ton of menus to get things set up the way I wanted them. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.I updated from a pre-Lion version of MacOS X today, and was pretty unpleasantly surprised at the ridiculous amounts of stupid animations and annoying default settings. Note : You will need an active Internet connection. Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Continue button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed.
In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu.
Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Reinstalling Lion/Mountain Lion Without Erasing the Driveīoot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears.
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