Rather, Mavericks restore its cached copy.
Since OSX 10.9.x Mavericks a cached copy of your "plist" file is stored that uses a background process: CFPREFSDĭeleting the "plist" file and restarting SPSS Statistics does not create a new copy of these files.
FYI: Additionally, if you are using Mac OSX Mavericks 10.9.x, you need to stop the process that protects this file and restores it (it is deleted): This is related to Java initialization routines. NOTE: When you launch Statistics for the first time, it will take a little longer than subsequent launches, until you reboot your computer again. (14) Close the software (do not force quit) (11) Close the software (It should be quicker, do not force quit) Rm -fR ~/Library/Preferences/įinish and test your changes by doing the following: Another option is to use the Terminal application and do the following: The list of menu options will now include 'Library'.
(4) Select the 'Go' menu at top of screen. (3) Select the 'Home' (house) icon (folder) in the left-hand pane. You can delete it by opening the Finder and locate the Library/Preferences folder: /Library/Preferences/ Delete the following file: on your Macintosh to dramatically reduce the opening and closing of the Statistics software.