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Disables icon previews and preview column for all users in macOS High Sierra.
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#!/bin/bash | |
# Disable Icon preview for all column view | |
UserList=$(ls -1 /Users | grep -vi .localized | grep -vi Shared | grep -vi Deleted | grep -vi guest | grep -vi root) | |
for u in $UserList ; | |
do | |
# Delete the existing column preview setting | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete StandardViewOptions:ColumnViewOptions:ShowIconThumbnails" /Users/$u/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist; | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete StandardViewOptions:ColumnViewOptions:ColumnShowIcons" /Users/$u/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist; | |
# Reset the column preview setting to off | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add StandardViewOptions:ColumnViewOptions:ShowIconThumbnails bool false" /Users/$u/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist; | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add StandardViewOptions:ColumnViewOptions:ColumnShowIcons bool false" /Users/$u/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist; | |
chown $u /Users/$u/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
done | |
# Delete prefs/plist cache | |
killall cfprefsd | |
# Restart the Finder | |
killall Finder |
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