How to Reset the Mac Dock to Factory Settings

For some of us, the Dock helps us get our work done faster by providing shortcuts to the most frequently used programs.  But what if, for some reason, you want to reset the Dock to its original settings and look when you first booted your Mac.  With macOS Sierra and the Terminal, that is now possible.

Here’s how:

1. Open a Terminal window (Finder > Application > Utilities > Terminal).
2. Type: defaults delete com.apple.dock; killall Dock
3. Close the Terminal window.
4. That’s it.

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