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How to disable Finder launching at login in Snow Leopard?
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Mar 15, 20264755 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Pre-Snow Leopard, I could use the following command: Which would a.) replace the Finder launching at login with an application of my choice, and b.) cause that application to launch instead of Finder when all other applications are quit. Is it possible to do this in Snow Leopard, or has this behavi…
Error Output
defaults write com.apple.loginwindow Finder /Applications/My-replacement-app-such-as-Terminal.app
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I removed Finder's launch agent from . I wrote my own plist to start and keep alive Path Finder. No Finder any time I restart my computer, but I can still open it if I ever wanted to. I have 10.8 and no issues so far.
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