New to macOS? Well, there are a few settings you should change (in my opinion) right out of the gate. These are things that I change on every single device, and I think you should too.

• 1. Uncheck “Reopen all windows when logging back in.”
• 2. Change your Dock settings to not show recent applications in the dock.
• 3. Change the Scrolling direction
• 4. Change your finder settings
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1. Uncheck “Reopen all windows when logging back in.”

By default, macOS likes to ReOpen all Windows when you reboot. I personally have never found this useful, so I always check it off. I think restarts should be “wiping the slate clean”, and restarts are much faster when this is off.

1. To do this, just click the Apple Logo in the top left and then click “Restart”.

2. Then uncheck “reopen all windows when logged back in”.

2. Change your Dock settings to not show recent applications in the dock.

This is a personal preference, but it probably comes from my Windows/PC background. I don’t like having recent apps open on the dock. I just want the dock to show apps that I have open.

1. To change this, right-click on the “line” on the dock and select “Dock Settings”

2. Uncheck “Show Recent Applications in Dock”.

3. Change the Scrolling direction

This is also a preference of mine. I like the scrolling direction in Windows/PC. It’s more natural to me.

1. To change this, go to “System Preferences” and click Mouse. (or search for “Mouse” in Spotlight)

2. Then uncheck “natural scrolling”. (hint: if you want the trackpad and mouse to be separate settings, check out my other article where I talk about “Scroll Reverser” ☀️New to macOS Guide Day 2 - Apps that I Always Install on my Mac)

4. Change your finder settings

The default Finder settings are fine, but I like to adjust them so I can see more of my files in the sidebar. (again, probably because of my Windows/PC background)

1. Make sure Finder is open. Then on the top bar, click “Finder” and “Settings”.

2. Click on Sidebar, and select anything you’d like to see in your favorites bar for your finder Window. (This is what I have selected currently.)

3. You can also find other useful Finder settings in this menu too that you may not be familiar with.

That’s it! I hope you find some of these setting changes helpful. If you have other settings you are curious about or feel stuck on a Mac, send me an email at info@malachicorliss.com.

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Malachi Corliss