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Hidden macOS Dock Tricks You Didn’t Know!



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TERMINAL COMMANDS:
• Create Dock Spacer: defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add ‘{“tile-type”=”spacer-tile”;}’; killall Dock
• Tweak Dock Response Time: defaults write com.apple.Dock autohide-delay -float 0; killall Dock
• Tweak Dock Speed: defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 1; killall Dock
• Magnify Dock: defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -float 1; killall Dock
• Magnify Apps: defaults write com.apple.dock largesize -int 512; killall Dock
• Activate “Suck”: defaults write com.apple.dock mineffect suck; killall Dock
• Path: /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Applications/
• Reset Dock to Defaults: defaults delete com.apple.dock; killall Dock

0:00 – Intro
0:28 – Add Dock Spacers
1:09 – Use Dock with…