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Agent-P

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Original poster
Dec 5, 2009
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The Tri-State Area
I just updated my MBP to Yosemite and I'm loving it so far. On Mavericks I used this Terminal command to move my Dock to the corner, but after updating the Dock went back to the center. I tried the command again and it doesn't work anymore. Anyone know how to get it to work again?
 

Akarin

macrumors 6502
Oct 16, 2011
290
17
Nyon, Switzerland
Same issue. I usually have my dock pinned on the top right of the screen and defaults write com.apple.dock pinning start doesn't work anymore.
 

deviant

macrumors 65816
Oct 27, 2007
1,187
275
Same issue. I usually have my dock pinned on the top right of the screen and defaults write com.apple.dock pinning start doesn't work anymore.

defaults write com.apple.dock pinning -string start

try this
 

Ekim Neems

macrumors member
Aug 23, 2007
39
0
Apparently the only thing I've been able to find on this is "this feature is gone." That's terrible if that's true. What reason could Apple possibly have for stripping this out?

I hope this is going to either be put back in (if we all complain), or someone will find another way around it. Maybe they just changed the defaults setting string name?

Notice that there is a "pinning = end" which is the same setting we were all seeing. Why would it be in there if it doesn't do anything? Maybe they just disabled it and can re-enable


----------

Here's what I'm seeing in the defaults string file. Anyone see anything that might work?

PHP:
    "com.apple.dock" =     {
        "last-messagetrace-stamp" = "435008411.796524";
        "mod-count" = 111;
        orientation = right;
        "persistent-apps" =         (
                        {
                GUID = 1575691254;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    "bundle-identifier" = "com.apple.Safari";
                    "dock-extra" = 0;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 00a00003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 005f418d 005f63ff 0000d008 79cf0000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 0004005f 418d000e 0016000a 00530061 00660061 00720069 002e0061 00700070 000f001a 000c004d 00610063 0069006e 0074006f 00730068 00200048 00440012 00174170 706c6963 6174696f 6e732f53 61666172 692e6170 70000013 00012f00 ffff0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Applications/Safari.app/";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = Safari;
                    "file-mod-date" = 3490216399;
                    "file-type" = 41;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3496395751;
                };
                "tile-type" = "file-tile";
            },
                        {
                GUID = 3740643869;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    "bundle-identifier" = "com.adiumX.adiumX";
                    "dock-extra" = 0;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 009c0003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 005f418d 00097718 0000cfa0 065c0000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 0004005f 418d000e 00140009 00410064 00690075 006d002e 00610070 0070000f 001a000c 004d0061 00630069 006e0074 006f0073 00680020 00480044 00120016 4170706c 69636174 696f6e73 2f416469 756d2e61 70700013 00012f00 ffff0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Applications/Adium.app/";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = Adium;
                    "file-mod-date" = 3491241404;
                    "file-type" = 41;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3496395751;
                };
                "tile-type" = "file-tile";
            },
                        {
                GUID = 1227775322;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    "bundle-identifier" = "com.dropbox.mbd.external-beta";
                    "dock-extra" = 0;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 00b80003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 005f418d 005d98a3 0000d05a 2da10000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 0004005f 418d000e 00260012 004d0061 0069006c 0062006f 00780020 00280042 00650074 00610029 002e0061 00700070 000f001a 000c004d 00610063 0069006e 0074006f 00730068 00200048 00440012 001f4170 706c6963 6174696f 6e732f4d 61696c62 6f782028 42657461 292e6170 70000013 00012f00 ffff0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Applications/Mailbox%20(Beta).app/";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = "Mailbox (Beta)";
                    "file-mod-date" = 3495570849;
                    "file-type" = 41;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3496395751;
                };
                "tile-type" = "file-tile";
            },
                        {
                GUID = 2261617684;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    "bundle-identifier" = "com.wunderkinder.wunderlistdesktop";
                    "dock-extra" = 0;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 00ac0003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 005f418d 00682f63 0000d065 79450000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 0004005f 418d000e 001e000e 00570075 006e0064 00650072 006c0069 00730074 002e0061 00700070 000f001a 000c004d 00610063 0069006e 0074006f 00730068 00200048 00440012 001b4170 706c6963 6174696f 6e732f57 756e6465 726c6973 742e6170 70000013 00012f00 ffff0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Applications/Wunderlist.app/";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = Wunderlist;
                    "file-mod-date" = 3496398895;
                    "file-type" = 41;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3496398912;
                };
                "tile-type" = "file-tile";
            },
                        {
                GUID = 1460429987;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    "bundle-identifier" = "com.apple.iTunes";
                    "dock-extra" = 0;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 00a00003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 005f418d 0063d671 0000d041 c41f0000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 0004005f 418d000e 0016000a 00690054 0075006e 00650073 002e0061 00700070 000f001a 000c004d 00610063 0069006e 0074006f 00730068 00200048 00440012 00174170 706c6963 6174696f 6e732f69 54756e65 732e6170 70000013 00012f00 ffff0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Applications/iTunes.app/";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = iTunes;
                    "file-mod-date" = 3496396057;
                    "file-type" = 41;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3496398912;
                };
                "tile-type" = "file-tile";
            }
        );
        "persistent-others" =         (
                        {
                GUID = 1460429991;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    arrangement = 2;
                    displayas = 1;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 00a60003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 0009353a 0009353d 0000cf93 ba5a0000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 00080009 353a0002 6725000e 00140009 0044006f 0077006e 006c006f 00610064 0073000f 001a000c 004d0061 00630069 006e0074 006f0073 00680020 00480044 00120016 55736572 732f6d73 6d65656e 2f446f77 6e6c6f61 64730013 00012f00 00150002 000dffff 0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Users/xxxx/Downloads";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = Downloads;
                    "file-mod-date" = 3491240233;
                    "file-type" = 2;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3491240313;
                    preferreditemsize = "-1";
                    showas = 1;
                };
                "tile-type" = "directory-tile";
            },
                        {
                GUID = 1460429994;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    arrangement = 1;
                    displayas = 0;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 00940003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 00000002 005f418d 0000d021 2e3b0000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 0000000e 001a000c 00410070 0070006c 00690063 00610074 0069006f 006e0073 000f001a 000c004d 00610063 0069006e 0074006f 00730068 00200048 00440012 000c4170 706c6963 6174696f 6e730013 00012f00 ffff0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Applications";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = Applications;
                    "file-mod-date" = 3491241362;
                    "file-type" = 2;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3491240312;
                    preferreditemsize = "-1";
                    showas = 0;
                };
                "tile-type" = "directory-tile";
            }
        );
        pinning = end;
        tilesize = 49;
        "trash-full" = 0;
        version = 1;
        "wvous-bl-corner" = 2;
        "wvous-bl-modifier" = 0;
        "wvous-br-corner" = 4;
        "wvous-br-modifier" = 0;
        "wvous-tl-corner" = 11;
        "wvous-tl-modifier" = 0;
        "wvous-tr-corner" = 5;
        "wvous-tr-modifier" = 0;
 

Agent-P

Contributor
Original poster
Dec 5, 2009
2,502
23
The Tri-State Area
Apparently the only thing I've been able to find on this is "this feature is gone." That's terrible if that's true. What reason could Apple possibly have for stripping this out?

I hope this is going to either be put back in (if we all complain), or someone will find another way around it. Maybe they just changed the defaults setting string name?

Notice that there is a "pinning = end" which is the same setting we were all seeing. Why would it be in there if it doesn't do anything? Maybe they just disabled it and can re-enable


----------

Here's what I'm seeing in the defaults string file. Anyone see anything that might work?

PHP:
    "com.apple.dock" =     {
        "last-messagetrace-stamp" = "435008411.796524";
        "mod-count" = 111;
        orientation = right;
        "persistent-apps" =         (
                        {
                GUID = 1575691254;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    "bundle-identifier" = "com.apple.Safari";
                    "dock-extra" = 0;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 00a00003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 005f418d 005f63ff 0000d008 79cf0000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 0004005f 418d000e 0016000a 00530061 00660061 00720069 002e0061 00700070 000f001a 000c004d 00610063 0069006e 0074006f 00730068 00200048 00440012 00174170 706c6963 6174696f 6e732f53 61666172 692e6170 70000013 00012f00 ffff0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Applications/Safari.app/";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = Safari;
                    "file-mod-date" = 3490216399;
                    "file-type" = 41;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3496395751;
                };
                "tile-type" = "file-tile";
            },
                        {
                GUID = 3740643869;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    "bundle-identifier" = "com.adiumX.adiumX";
                    "dock-extra" = 0;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 009c0003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 005f418d 00097718 0000cfa0 065c0000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 0004005f 418d000e 00140009 00410064 00690075 006d002e 00610070 0070000f 001a000c 004d0061 00630069 006e0074 006f0073 00680020 00480044 00120016 4170706c 69636174 696f6e73 2f416469 756d2e61 70700013 00012f00 ffff0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Applications/Adium.app/";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = Adium;
                    "file-mod-date" = 3491241404;
                    "file-type" = 41;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3496395751;
                };
                "tile-type" = "file-tile";
            },
                        {
                GUID = 1227775322;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    "bundle-identifier" = "com.dropbox.mbd.external-beta";
                    "dock-extra" = 0;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 00b80003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 005f418d 005d98a3 0000d05a 2da10000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 0004005f 418d000e 00260012 004d0061 0069006c 0062006f 00780020 00280042 00650074 00610029 002e0061 00700070 000f001a 000c004d 00610063 0069006e 0074006f 00730068 00200048 00440012 001f4170 706c6963 6174696f 6e732f4d 61696c62 6f782028 42657461 292e6170 70000013 00012f00 ffff0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Applications/Mailbox%20(Beta).app/";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = "Mailbox (Beta)";
                    "file-mod-date" = 3495570849;
                    "file-type" = 41;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3496395751;
                };
                "tile-type" = "file-tile";
            },
                        {
                GUID = 2261617684;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    "bundle-identifier" = "com.wunderkinder.wunderlistdesktop";
                    "dock-extra" = 0;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 00ac0003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 005f418d 00682f63 0000d065 79450000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 0004005f 418d000e 001e000e 00570075 006e0064 00650072 006c0069 00730074 002e0061 00700070 000f001a 000c004d 00610063 0069006e 0074006f 00730068 00200048 00440012 001b4170 706c6963 6174696f 6e732f57 756e6465 726c6973 742e6170 70000013 00012f00 ffff0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Applications/Wunderlist.app/";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = Wunderlist;
                    "file-mod-date" = 3496398895;
                    "file-type" = 41;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3496398912;
                };
                "tile-type" = "file-tile";
            },
                        {
                GUID = 1460429987;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    "bundle-identifier" = "com.apple.iTunes";
                    "dock-extra" = 0;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 00a00003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 005f418d 0063d671 0000d041 c41f0000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 0004005f 418d000e 0016000a 00690054 0075006e 00650073 002e0061 00700070 000f001a 000c004d 00610063 0069006e 0074006f 00730068 00200048 00440012 00174170 706c6963 6174696f 6e732f69 54756e65 732e6170 70000013 00012f00 ffff0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Applications/iTunes.app/";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = iTunes;
                    "file-mod-date" = 3496396057;
                    "file-type" = 41;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3496398912;
                };
                "tile-type" = "file-tile";
            }
        );
        "persistent-others" =         (
                        {
                GUID = 1460429991;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    arrangement = 2;
                    displayas = 1;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 00a60003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 0009353a 0009353d 0000cf93 ba5a0000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 00080009 353a0002 6725000e 00140009 0044006f 0077006e 006c006f 00610064 0073000f 001a000c 004d0061 00630069 006e0074 006f0073 00680020 00480044 00120016 55736572 732f6d73 6d65656e 2f446f77 6e6c6f61 64730013 00012f00 00150002 000dffff 0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Users/xxxx/Downloads";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = Downloads;
                    "file-mod-date" = 3491240233;
                    "file-type" = 2;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3491240313;
                    preferreditemsize = "-1";
                    showas = 1;
                };
                "tile-type" = "directory-tile";
            },
                        {
                GUID = 1460429994;
                "tile-data" =                 {
                    arrangement = 1;
                    displayas = 0;
                    "file-data" =                     {
                        "_CFURLAliasData" = <00000000 00940003 00010000 cf93b93b 0000482b 00000000 00000002 005f418d 0000d021 2e3b0000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 0000000e 001a000c 00410070 0070006c 00690063 00610074 0069006f 006e0073 000f001a 000c004d 00610063 0069006e 0074006f 00730068 00200048 00440012 000c4170 706c6963 6174696f 6e730013 00012f00 ffff0000>;
                        "_CFURLString" = "file:///Applications";
                        "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
                    };
                    "file-label" = Applications;
                    "file-mod-date" = 3491241362;
                    "file-type" = 2;
                    "parent-mod-date" = 3491240312;
                    preferreditemsize = "-1";
                    showas = 0;
                };
                "tile-type" = "directory-tile";
            }
        );
        pinning = end;
        tilesize = 49;
        "trash-full" = 0;
        version = 1;
        "wvous-bl-corner" = 2;
        "wvous-bl-modifier" = 0;
        "wvous-br-corner" = 4;
        "wvous-br-modifier" = 0;
        "wvous-tl-corner" = 11;
        "wvous-tl-modifier" = 0;
        "wvous-tr-corner" = 5;
        "wvous-tr-modifier" = 0;

I hope someone who understands what this long string of text means can find a solution. My Dock looks so bizarre in the middle.
 
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