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<blockquote data-quote="RiDE" data-source="post: 484651" data-attributes="member: 20712"><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Hence my advice to "copy/paste" <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>EDIT: To make it a little easier... You can use the following in Terminal to "reset" the Dock:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">killall Dock</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>There.... that's not quite as intimidating. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: Red">EDIT AGAIN</span></strong>: (Now I'm just obsessing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />)</p><p></p><p>To <strong>LOCK</strong> the Dock in Terminal type (or copy/paste):</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">defaults write com.apple.dock contents-immutable -bool true</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">killall Dock</span></p><p></p><p>To <strong>UNLOCK</strong> type:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">defaults write com.apple.dock contents-immutable -bool false</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">killall Dock</span></p><p></p><p>For anyone interested.. the first line is to set an "immutable" flag on the Dock, meaning it can not be changed... TRUE means the flag is set. FALSE means it is not set.</p><p></p><p>The second line "killall Dock" simple resets the Dock, which allows the Dock to see the new changes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RiDE, post: 484651, member: 20712"] :D:D:D Hence my advice to "copy/paste" :D:D EDIT: To make it a little easier... You can use the following in Terminal to "reset" the Dock: [COLOR="Blue"]killall Dock[/COLOR] There.... that's not quite as intimidating. :D [B][COLOR="Red"]EDIT AGAIN[/COLOR][/B]: (Now I'm just obsessing :D) To [B]LOCK[/B] the Dock in Terminal type (or copy/paste): [COLOR="Blue"]defaults write com.apple.dock contents-immutable -bool true killall Dock[/COLOR] To [B]UNLOCK[/B] type: [COLOR="Blue"]defaults write com.apple.dock contents-immutable -bool false killall Dock[/COLOR] For anyone interested.. the first line is to set an "immutable" flag on the Dock, meaning it can not be changed... TRUE means the flag is set. FALSE means it is not set. The second line "killall Dock" simple resets the Dock, which allows the Dock to see the new changes. [/QUOTE]
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