Reset Desktop View Icon Size and Grid Spacing to Default in Mac OS
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I played around with some settings for the desktop and now I want them to be exactly stock. I think the grid size by default is 64x64, but I'm not sure what the grid spacing was set to.
Can anyone help?
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I played around with some settings for the desktop and now I want them to be exactly stock. I think the grid size by default is 64x64, but I'm not sure what the grid spacing was set to.
Can anyone help?
macos mac
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Why don't you create a new admin user account, log into it, and then click on the Desktop and use CMD+J?
– harrymc
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I played around with some settings for the desktop and now I want them to be exactly stock. I think the grid size by default is 64x64, but I'm not sure what the grid spacing was set to.
Can anyone help?
macos mac
asked Jul 6 '13 at 8:12
Kirk Ouimet
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I played around with some settings for the desktop and now I want them to be exactly stock. I think the grid size by default is 64x64, but I'm not sure what the grid spacing was set to.
Can anyone help?
macos mac
macos mac
asked Jul 6 '13 at 8:12
Kirk Ouimet
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asked Jul 6 '13 at 8:12
Kirk Ouimet
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asked Jul 6 '13 at 8:12
Kirk Ouimet
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asked Jul 6 '13 at 8:12
Kirk Ouimet
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asked Jul 6 '13 at 8:12
Kirk Ouimet
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Why don't you create a new admin user account, log into it, and then click on the Desktop and use CMD+J?
– harrymc
Aug 2 '13 at 5:43
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Why don't you create a new admin user account, log into it, and then click on the Desktop and use CMD+J?
– harrymc
Aug 2 '13 at 5:43
Why don't you create a new admin user account, log into it, and then click on the Desktop and use CMD+J?
– harrymc
Aug 2 '13 at 5:43
Why don't you create a new admin user account, log into it, and then click on the Desktop and use CMD+J?
– harrymc
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- Create a new admin user account
- Log into it
Finder >View >Show View Options or CMD+J
The Default Grid Options can be found there. (Screenshot Included)
answered Aug 3 '13 at 6:02
Jash Jacob
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A more manual way (and one that can be achieved programmatically via AppleScript, Unix shell command etc) is to edit the Finder's "plist" or preferences located here:
Finder Preferences
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
See
Standard View Settings -> ExtendedListViewSettingsV2 -> IconViewSettings -> gridSpacing
it will read 54 as your grid spacing if you have never changed your default settings. System Icon default size is below that and would be 64.
Note that the desktop "folder" is special and has it's own settings. That means you can't just look for 'gridSpacing' and get the right one. The desktop settings are at:
DesktopViewSettings -> IconViewSettings -> gridSpacing
Extra
For additional fun, get TextWranger from the App Store (awesome tool), open the plist file noted above, locate the gridSpacing for the Desktop. Then show view options (command-j). Then adjust the grid spacing and watch the gridSpacing value change in the TextWranger document. It takes a second to update but this gives you a feel for how apps interact with their preferences.
answered Jan 6 at 15:39
William Cerniuk
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The default icon size on macOS Mojave is 64 x 64 as shown by the screenshot below:
The default grid spacing of 54 x 54 can be found and/or modified by opening ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist using Xcode:
edited Dec 4 at 17:55
fixer1234
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answered Dec 4 at 7:26
Jonathan Simcoe
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I don't see any numbers for grid spacing. Just curious how you arrived at 54x54.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 7:51
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@fixer1234 I've adjusted the solution above to show the source file that shows the defaultgridSpacing.
– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 17:45
Good answer, except it duplicates William Cerniuk's. The intention is that each answer provide a solution that hasn't already been contributed.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 17:59
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@fixer1234 I'm sorry about that, this is my first time contributing and I was trying to provide a more concise answer with screenshots. I'm still new to this whole thing.
– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 21:30
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up vote
1
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- Create a new admin user account
- Log into it
Finder >View >Show View Options or CMD+J
The Default Grid Options can be found there. (Screenshot Included)
answered Aug 3 '13 at 6:02
Jash Jacob
1768
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
- Create a new admin user account
- Log into it
Finder >View >Show View Options or CMD+J
The Default Grid Options can be found there. (Screenshot Included)
answered Aug 3 '13 at 6:02
Jash Jacob
1768
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
- Create a new admin user account
- Log into it
Finder >View >Show View Options or CMD+J
The Default Grid Options can be found there. (Screenshot Included)
answered Aug 3 '13 at 6:02
Jash Jacob
1768
- Create a new admin user account
- Log into it
Finder >View >Show View Options or CMD+J
The Default Grid Options can be found there. (Screenshot Included)
answered Aug 3 '13 at 6:02
Jash Jacob
1768
answered Aug 3 '13 at 6:02
Jash Jacob
1768
answered Aug 3 '13 at 6:02
Jash Jacob
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answered Aug 3 '13 at 6:02
Jash Jacob
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1768
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A more manual way (and one that can be achieved programmatically via AppleScript, Unix shell command etc) is to edit the Finder's "plist" or preferences located here:
Finder Preferences
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
See
Standard View Settings -> ExtendedListViewSettingsV2 -> IconViewSettings -> gridSpacing
it will read 54 as your grid spacing if you have never changed your default settings. System Icon default size is below that and would be 64.
Note that the desktop "folder" is special and has it's own settings. That means you can't just look for 'gridSpacing' and get the right one. The desktop settings are at:
DesktopViewSettings -> IconViewSettings -> gridSpacing
Extra
For additional fun, get TextWranger from the App Store (awesome tool), open the plist file noted above, locate the gridSpacing for the Desktop. Then show view options (command-j). Then adjust the grid spacing and watch the gridSpacing value change in the TextWranger document. It takes a second to update but this gives you a feel for how apps interact with their preferences.
answered Jan 6 at 15:39
William Cerniuk
1113
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1
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A more manual way (and one that can be achieved programmatically via AppleScript, Unix shell command etc) is to edit the Finder's "plist" or preferences located here:
Finder Preferences
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
See
Standard View Settings -> ExtendedListViewSettingsV2 -> IconViewSettings -> gridSpacing
it will read 54 as your grid spacing if you have never changed your default settings. System Icon default size is below that and would be 64.
Note that the desktop "folder" is special and has it's own settings. That means you can't just look for 'gridSpacing' and get the right one. The desktop settings are at:
DesktopViewSettings -> IconViewSettings -> gridSpacing
Extra
For additional fun, get TextWranger from the App Store (awesome tool), open the plist file noted above, locate the gridSpacing for the Desktop. Then show view options (command-j). Then adjust the grid spacing and watch the gridSpacing value change in the TextWranger document. It takes a second to update but this gives you a feel for how apps interact with their preferences.
answered Jan 6 at 15:39
William Cerniuk
1113
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
A more manual way (and one that can be achieved programmatically via AppleScript, Unix shell command etc) is to edit the Finder's "plist" or preferences located here:
Finder Preferences
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
See
Standard View Settings -> ExtendedListViewSettingsV2 -> IconViewSettings -> gridSpacing
it will read 54 as your grid spacing if you have never changed your default settings. System Icon default size is below that and would be 64.
Note that the desktop "folder" is special and has it's own settings. That means you can't just look for 'gridSpacing' and get the right one. The desktop settings are at:
DesktopViewSettings -> IconViewSettings -> gridSpacing
Extra
For additional fun, get TextWranger from the App Store (awesome tool), open the plist file noted above, locate the gridSpacing for the Desktop. Then show view options (command-j). Then adjust the grid spacing and watch the gridSpacing value change in the TextWranger document. It takes a second to update but this gives you a feel for how apps interact with their preferences.
answered Jan 6 at 15:39
William Cerniuk
1113
A more manual way (and one that can be achieved programmatically via AppleScript, Unix shell command etc) is to edit the Finder's "plist" or preferences located here:
Finder Preferences
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
See
Standard View Settings -> ExtendedListViewSettingsV2 -> IconViewSettings -> gridSpacing
it will read 54 as your grid spacing if you have never changed your default settings. System Icon default size is below that and would be 64.
Note that the desktop "folder" is special and has it's own settings. That means you can't just look for 'gridSpacing' and get the right one. The desktop settings are at:
DesktopViewSettings -> IconViewSettings -> gridSpacing
Extra
For additional fun, get TextWranger from the App Store (awesome tool), open the plist file noted above, locate the gridSpacing for the Desktop. Then show view options (command-j). Then adjust the grid spacing and watch the gridSpacing value change in the TextWranger document. It takes a second to update but this gives you a feel for how apps interact with their preferences.
answered Jan 6 at 15:39
William Cerniuk
1113
answered Jan 6 at 15:39
William Cerniuk
1113
answered Jan 6 at 15:39
William Cerniuk
1113
answered Jan 6 at 15:39
William Cerniuk
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1113
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up vote
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The default icon size on macOS Mojave is 64 x 64 as shown by the screenshot below:
The default grid spacing of 54 x 54 can be found and/or modified by opening ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist using Xcode:
edited Dec 4 at 17:55
fixer1234
17.7k144581
answered Dec 4 at 7:26
Jonathan Simcoe
12
I don't see any numbers for grid spacing. Just curious how you arrived at 54x54.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 7:51
1
@fixer1234 I've adjusted the solution above to show the source file that shows the defaultgridSpacing.
– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 17:45
Good answer, except it duplicates William Cerniuk's. The intention is that each answer provide a solution that hasn't already been contributed.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 17:59
1
@fixer1234 I'm sorry about that, this is my first time contributing and I was trying to provide a more concise answer with screenshots. I'm still new to this whole thing.
– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 21:30
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
The default icon size on macOS Mojave is 64 x 64 as shown by the screenshot below:
The default grid spacing of 54 x 54 can be found and/or modified by opening ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist using Xcode:
edited Dec 4 at 17:55
fixer1234
17.7k144581
answered Dec 4 at 7:26
Jonathan Simcoe
12
I don't see any numbers for grid spacing. Just curious how you arrived at 54x54.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 7:51
1
@fixer1234 I've adjusted the solution above to show the source file that shows the defaultgridSpacing.
– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 17:45
Good answer, except it duplicates William Cerniuk's. The intention is that each answer provide a solution that hasn't already been contributed.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 17:59
1
@fixer1234 I'm sorry about that, this is my first time contributing and I was trying to provide a more concise answer with screenshots. I'm still new to this whole thing.
– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 21:30
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
The default icon size on macOS Mojave is 64 x 64 as shown by the screenshot below:
The default grid spacing of 54 x 54 can be found and/or modified by opening ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist using Xcode:
edited Dec 4 at 17:55
fixer1234
17.7k144581
answered Dec 4 at 7:26
Jonathan Simcoe
12
The default icon size on macOS Mojave is 64 x 64 as shown by the screenshot below:
The default grid spacing of 54 x 54 can be found and/or modified by opening ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist using Xcode:
edited Dec 4 at 17:55
fixer1234
17.7k144581
answered Dec 4 at 7:26
Jonathan Simcoe
12
edited Dec 4 at 17:55
fixer1234
17.7k144581
edited Dec 4 at 17:55
fixer1234
17.7k144581
edited Dec 4 at 17:55
fixer1234
17.7k144581
17.7k144581
answered Dec 4 at 7:26
Jonathan Simcoe
12
answered Dec 4 at 7:26
Jonathan Simcoe
12
answered Dec 4 at 7:26
Jonathan Simcoe
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I don't see any numbers for grid spacing. Just curious how you arrived at 54x54.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 7:51
1
@fixer1234 I've adjusted the solution above to show the source file that shows the defaultgridSpacing.
– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 17:45
Good answer, except it duplicates William Cerniuk's. The intention is that each answer provide a solution that hasn't already been contributed.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 17:59
1
@fixer1234 I'm sorry about that, this is my first time contributing and I was trying to provide a more concise answer with screenshots. I'm still new to this whole thing.
– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 21:30
add a comment |
I don't see any numbers for grid spacing. Just curious how you arrived at 54x54.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 7:51
1
@fixer1234 I've adjusted the solution above to show the source file that shows the defaultgridSpacing.
– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 17:45
Good answer, except it duplicates William Cerniuk's. The intention is that each answer provide a solution that hasn't already been contributed.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 17:59
1
@fixer1234 I'm sorry about that, this is my first time contributing and I was trying to provide a more concise answer with screenshots. I'm still new to this whole thing.
– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 21:30
I don't see any numbers for grid spacing. Just curious how you arrived at 54x54.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 7:51
I don't see any numbers for grid spacing. Just curious how you arrived at 54x54.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 7:51
1
1
@fixer1234 I've adjusted the solution above to show the source file that shows the default
gridSpacing.– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 17:45
@fixer1234 I've adjusted the solution above to show the source file that shows the default
gridSpacing.– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 17:45
Good answer, except it duplicates William Cerniuk's. The intention is that each answer provide a solution that hasn't already been contributed.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 17:59
Good answer, except it duplicates William Cerniuk's. The intention is that each answer provide a solution that hasn't already been contributed.
– fixer1234
Dec 4 at 17:59
1
1
@fixer1234 I'm sorry about that, this is my first time contributing and I was trying to provide a more concise answer with screenshots. I'm still new to this whole thing.
– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 21:30
@fixer1234 I'm sorry about that, this is my first time contributing and I was trying to provide a more concise answer with screenshots. I'm still new to this whole thing.
– Jonathan Simcoe
Dec 4 at 21:30
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Why don't you create a new admin user account, log into it, and then click on the Desktop and use CMD+J?
– harrymc
Aug 2 '13 at 5:43