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This script quits Finder, moves it's plist to `/tmp/com.apple.finder.plist` and then launches Finder again. This should effectively reset Finder into factory defaults. Please open `/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app` and execute this line-by-line.
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remove-finder-plist.sh
osascript -e "tell application \"Finder\" to quit"
mv ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /tmp
osascript -e "tell application \"Finder\" to launch"
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