Using The Command LineĬhange to the place where the plist file is located: cd ~/Library/Preferences/Ĭhange the ownership and permissions on the file so you can read and write it: sudo chown $USER ist You should now be able to open, edit and save those edits to the file. The changes are applied to the file as soon as you make them in the File Info window. If you're not shown in the list of people who can access the file, click the + button below the list and find yourself in the Users & Groups list that pops up.
Once you've unlocked the file you can change your permissions to Read & Write.
If you're not an administrator on the machine, you won't be able to proceed past this step. Click the little lock icon (1) in the lower right hand corner and enter your password. You want to make sure you're in that list and that you have Read & Write level access to the file.īefore you can add yourself to the access permissions on the file though, you'll need to unlock it. At the bottom of the file info window you'll see a section called Sharing & Permissions. Select the plist file in the Finder and doing File > Get Info. Before you do this make sure there are no running instances of TextEdit on your system.