Installing apps on your Mac is ( probably ) a daily occurrence. Once you install the app you start messing with the settings. And maybe, for some reason, the app will start misbehaving. Probably won’t even load.
In this case you have two options. Completely uninstall the app ( check out our guide on how to completely uninstall Mac apps ), or reset the app back to its default settings.
Now when I open App Store app, the spinning wheel to right of buttons on upper left side continues to spin with no content visible below on any tab button. Originally, I saw that 1-update was available. I read an earlier note to use Activity Monitor and kill processes related to App Store. To reset Messages app to default configuration you must delete your user preferences for the application. From the finder toolbar select Go Go To Folder and enter /Library/Preferences/. In this folder you need to delete the files that match com.apple.iChat.plist, or any sub-setting files like com.apple.iChat.Jabber.plist which will exist. The System Preferences application (basically, the settings on your Mac) is found in your Applications folder. It is also available from the Apple menu at the top-left of the screen (click the. Now when I open App Store app, the spinning wheel to right of buttons on upper left side continues to spin with no content visible below on any tab button. Originally, I saw that 1-update was available. I read an earlier note to use Activity Monitor and kill processes related to App Store. On your Mac, choose the Apple menu ( ) at the top of your screen, then choose System Preferences. Click Media & Purchases. Select the settings that you want for free downloads and purchases. If you have Touch ID turned on for purchases, you won't see this menu.
For the most part, Mac apps store their settings files in the Library folder of macOS, and it’s pretty easy to delete them manually.
But there’s an even easier way to reset a Mac app and that’s by using a free app that’s already installed on your Mac ( probably ): AppCleaner.
NOTE: to completely uninstall Mac apps don’t use just AppCleaner. See the tutorial linked above for more info…
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How To Reset a Mac App to Its Default Settings:
1. Download and Install AppCleaner
2. Quit the app you want to reset
3. Load AppCleaner, switch to list view, and search for the app you want to reset.
4. Select the app and from the list of associated files, select everything but the app itself.
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5. Click “Remove”
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That’s it. Now when you load the app ( in this case TweetDeck ) you will see that all settings have been restored to the default state.