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The three macOS preferences I always set on a new machine: no desktop, no drop shadows in screenshots, and clicking app in Dock hides all other apps
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fix macOS.bash
#!/bin/bash
# hide Desktop clutter (Desktop is just a folder in Finder)
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false
killall Finder
# enable "Purple Button Mode"
# see https://tidbits.com/2009/10/06/revealing-mac-os-xs-hidden-single-application-mode/
defaults write com.apple.dock single-app -bool true
killall Dock
# disable the damn drop shadows in screenshots
defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true
killall SystemUIServer
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