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CFPreference Domains
Precedence is:
/Library/Managed Preferences/ -- MCX
~/Library/Preferences -- User Home
/Library/Preferences/ -- Shared
~/Library/Preferences/com.app.plist = kCFPreferencesCurrentUser
kCFPreferencesCurrentApplication
kCFPreferencesAnyHost
~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences = kCFPreferencesCurrentUser
kCFPreferencesAnyApplication
kCFPreferencesAnyHost
~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.app.plist = kCFPreferencesCurrentUser
kCFPreferencesCurrentApplication
kCFPreferencesCurrentHost
~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.GlobalPreferences = kCFPreferencesCurrentUser
kCFPreferencesAnyApplication
kCFPreferencesCurrentHost
/Library/Preferences/com.app.plist = kCFPreferencesAnyUser
kCFPreferencesCurrentApplication
kCFPreferencesAnyHost
/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences = kCFPreferencesAnyUser
kCFPreferencesAnyApplication
kCFPreferencesAnyHost
/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.app.plist = kCFPreferencesAnyUser
kCFPreferencesCurrentApplication
kCFPreferencesCurrentHost
/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.GlobalPreferences = kCFPreferencesAnyUser
kCFPreferencesAnyApplication
kCFPreferencesCurrentHost
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