Just for my learning and knowledge purpose why some .plist files are saved inside of /Library/Preferences/
and some others are saved inside of /Library/Managed\ Preferences
?
Basically what is the purpose of differentiate the location of .plist among these two specific directories?
Side Note: the macOS system is managed by an MDM solution.
Thanks
Best Answer
Managed Preferences were used by Casper Suite (now Jamf Pro).
According to the Casper Suite Administrator's Guide v9.97:
But Managed Preferences has been removed since Jamf Pro 10.0.0:
They were based on the now deprecated Managed Client for OS X (MCX).