Episode # Plist Local Global Contents
Intro com.apple.preferences.plist ~/Library/Preferences Holds information pertaining to deleted user accounts
1 com.apple.ipod.plist ~/Library/Prefereces /Library/Preferences Contains information about all IPod/IPhone devices connected to system.
2 com.apple.Quicktime.plist /Library/Preferences -Shows Registered User and Registered Key
-Can indicate the key for verification of legal software
com.google.gears.plist /Library/Preferences -indicates if gears installed
-Stats for gears enabled
com.google.gmailnotifier.plist ~/Library/Preferences -Indicates:
-gmail address
-application launched
iWork08: com.apple.iwork08.plist /Library/Preferences -User License
-user Name
-Registration information
iWork09: com.apple.iwork09.plist /Library/Preferences -Registration
-Quantity of times reference registrations
3 addressbookme,plist ~/Library/Preference -This PList originates information entered at Registration
-Can contain: First Name, Last Name, Local Phone #, Street Address 1 and 2, City, State, Zip, Area Code, Local Phone#, Company, Existing email address
com.apple.addressbook.plist ~/Library/Preference -Covers the settings for the address book entries
-Print Dialog Setting
4 bookmarks.plist ~/Library/Safari Plist Structure:
-Root --> Children --> Item # (by Bookmark Folder) --> Item # (by bookmark)
-User created/maintained bookmarks
-Shows:
-Title: Name of the specific bookmark
-URL: Exact URL
-UUID: Each bookmark has unique ID
downloads.plist ~/Library/Safari -Any downloads specific to Safari
-Download history
-Shows:
-Actual URL
-Path to download
-ID number
-Bytes in size/Downloaded
-Shows specific downloads even if moved
history.plist ~/Library/Safari -Shows:
-URL String: Site visited
-Title for the site
-Visit Count
TopSites.plist ~/Library/Safari Safari 4
-When a New Tab is opened, it opens thumbnails of your most visited sites
-Instead of typing URL, can just click on the thumbnail and it opens the site.
-Can be edited, decide from settings to remove a site or pin it to always keep it in Top Sites
5 com.apple.Quicktimeplayer.plist ~/Library/Preference -Capture Locaiton: shows default save location
-By Default: it is Desktop
-Changed in Preferences
-NsNavLastRootDirectory: Shows last saved directory: (think user does not choose default)
-QTPRRecentDocuments: shows recent docs accessed/played
-Chronological order
-Name of File
-File Location
6 com.apple.sidebarlists.plist ~/Library/Preference -4 Areas: Network Searches, Saved Searches, System Items, User Items
-Network Browser:
-not seen in Finder, shown by sub-list
-Shows Connected Servers, Bonjour, Back to my Mac
-If enabled, check mark in box on pliSt

-Saved Searches:
-In Finder, "Search For"
-Sub-Lists: Today, Yesterday, This Week, Images, Movies, Documents
-Can speed search

-System Items:
-Most important
-Shows any volume mounted, ejected HDs, servers
-Also, lists DMGs, Compressed Volumes

-User Items:
-User Related
-Home Folder; Desktop; Pictures; Movies; Applications

-Can add to each subcategory or remove by drag and drop
7 com.apple.preferences.accounts.plist /Library/Preferences
8 com.apple.recentitems.plist ~/Library/Preference