It's time to fix macOS' wacky default settings. With over 20 years of Mac usage, I show you how 𝕀 setup 𝕞𝕪 new Macs. ************************************** Terminal commands (paste the entire string) ************************************** 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0; defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -int 0;killall Dock 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗼: defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0.5; defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -int 0.5 ;killall Dock 𝗔𝗱𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗿 (paste for each spacer): defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{tile-data={}; tile-type="spacer-tile";}' && killall Dock 𝗔𝗱𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳-𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗿 (paste for each): defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="small-spacer-tile";}' && killall Dock 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 (must restart Mac to take effect): sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.DiskArbitration.diskarbitrationd.plist DADisableEjectNotification -bool YES && sudo pkill diskarbitrationd 𝗥𝗲-𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.DiskArbitration.diskarbitrationd.plist DADisableEjectNotification && sudo pkill diskarbitrationd 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗘𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://ejectify.app/ 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗣𝗚 (replace with png to undo): defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁: defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool TRUE && killall Dock ************************************** Follow Snazzy Labs on Twitter - http://twitter.com/snazzyq Follow me on Instagram - http://instagram.com/snazzyq ************************************** 00:00 - General Anger 00:30 - Spelling Correction Hate 01:25 - Fix Share Sheet 2:00 - Make Siri Tolerable 3:15 - Your Dock is An Abomination 5:48 - Bonus: System Preferences in Dock 6:10 - Spicy Corners 07:18 - A-B-Cystem Preferences (I'm Sorry) 8:08 - Oodles of Finder Tips (and a God-Tier AirDrop Tip) 14:03 - TERMINAL TIME! 14:42 - Dock Hide Delay and Transition Speed 16:14 - Dock Spacers 16:51 - Don't Let Your Mac Boss You Around! 18:40 - Stop Substantial Screenshots 19:52 - Hide Ur Pecker