I have been an OSX user for more than 5 years and have rarely used the so-called Dashboard. As you know, the Dashboard is part of the software included in the Apple operating system for Macs.
Its main function is host some widgets that are synchronized with certain information that is on the Internet. They are like mini applications that do a very specific and repetitive function.
There are different types of widgets, from those that help us make a calculation as a calculator to a small translator, currency converter, among others. You can connect to Apple's own page where there are countless of them cataloged.
However, there may be a user who has wondered if there is any possibility of deactivating that screen that for many is little used. The fact is that, in this post, we are going to reveal to you how to deactivate it in case you don't need it.
To do this, the steps that we must follow are the following:
- We open the application "Terminal", located in Launchapad in folder "OTHERS".
- We enter the following command in the Terminal window:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean true
- After hitting the intro, we write this one to restart the interface:
killall dock
After performing the previous two steps, the Dashboard will disappear from the system. If at any time you want it to reappear, just enter the following command:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled --boolean false
As you can see, the Apple system is much more than what you can know at first glance, yes, that is reserved for developers who are the ones who sometimes make public these commands that help us modify those functions that otherwise could not be changed.
More information - Create your own widget for the Dashboard from a web in Safari
