• Mac OS X,  Mass Deployment

    Enable the Debug Menu in the Mac App Store

    The Mac App Store has a debug menu. To enable the debug menu, enable the ShowDebugMenu key in com.apple.appstore. To do so: defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -boolean YES Once enabled, there are a number of options to show the folder where apps download, enable logging, clear cookies and reset the Mac App Store. To turn the Mac App Store debug menu back off: defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -boolean NO

  • Mac OS X,  Mac Security,  Mass Deployment

    Resetting Flash's Cookies

    Flash stores cookies in the ~/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/#SharedObjects directory. These can be reset by trashing the #SharedObjects folder, which is used to store cookies for Flash, no matter which browser you are using. If doing this en masse (e.g. via Apple Remote Desktop or a patch management solution), then you can do so with the following command, which removes that folder for all users on the system (unless you’re using network homes or have customized the home folder location): rm -fr /Users/*/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/#SharedObjects