`.macos` changes in macOS Ventura

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#1,035 opened on Nov 16, 2022 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Description

There are few properties from my `defaults` stopped working in macOS Ventura, would be helpful if there can be changed with alternative

```
Set: Entry, ":ComputerViewSettings:CustomViewStyleVersion", Does Not Exist
Set: Entry, ":ComputerViewSettings:WindowState:ContainerShowSidebar", Does Not Exist
Set: Entry, ":ComputerViewSettings:WindowState:ShowTabView", Does Not Exist
Set: Entry, ":ComputerViewSettings:WindowState:ShowToolbar", Does Not Exist
```

Command to run

```sh
#!/bin/zsh
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :ComputerViewSettings:CustomViewStyleVersion 1" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :ComputerViewSettings:WindowState:ContainerShowSidebar 1" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :ComputerViewSettings:WindowState:ShowTabView 1" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :ComputerViewSettings:WindowState:ShowToolbar 1" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
```

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the .macos file and the listed PlistBuddy commands, then verify which Finder preference entries fail on macOS Ventura. Done means identifying supported alternatives for the four requested Finder settings and confirming the commands no longer report nonexistent entries.

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Assessment

Tech stack: macos, shell
Domain: operating-systems
Issue type: Bug
Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Activity status: Stale
Clarity: Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness: 35/100