macos tips

Show Desktop

defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop true && killall Finder

Hide Desktop

defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false && killall Finder

Memory saver

• daily disk
• grand perspective
• finder -> cmd+shift+g -> type'~/Library/Caches' -> delete em'
• preference->disk->first aid
• Freeing up all the RAM before using heavy software: sudo purge

Uninstaller

• clean my mac (paid)
• app cleaner

mini Tiling app

• rectangle

Video player

• IINA

Fan

• fanny

Battery

• battery health

Display

prefernce->accessiblity->display

• tick reduce motion
• tick reduce transparrency

Mission control

• better to unmark all of em'

Keyboard

• you might want to max the key repeat & Delay until repeat in the keyboard section.

Telegram

• Insert ~/Library/Group Containers, press Enter. This directory will open.
• Then find the directory *.keepcoder.Telegram, go into it, next to account-*, next to postbox

Full screen shortcut

• fn + f

EMFILE too many files open js error

• ulimit -n (to view your current limit)
• ulimit -n 1024 (to expand the limit, it will be temproary, restarting your session will restore the default value)
• Adding the ulimit -n 10240 statement to your bash profile using sudo nano .bash_profile makes it permanent.