Macos – How is the data for Dashboard Stickies stored

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I want to restore the files containing Dashboard Stickies data from a backup drive. In which files is this information stored, and how can I read it on computers without Mac OS X?

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All data for Dashboard Stickies is stored in the file /Users/username/Library/Preferences/widget-com.apple.widget.stickies.plist.

It's a binary property list file, but the relevant parts (Stickies text in HTML format) can be read in most plain text editors.

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MacOS – Hide all applications and show a specific app with shortcut key

Press Cmd-Opt-H to hide all other applications.

You can use Automator to create a Service that activates Stickies and hides all other applications. Start Automator, create a Service that receives no input in any application and add the Run AppleScript action with the following code:

tell application "Stickies" to activate
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "h" using {command down, option down}

Save as "Show Only Stickies" and it will show up in any application's Application Menu » Services.

You might need to enable support for assistive devices in System Preferences » Universal Access for this to work.

Assign a keyboard shortcut to your Service in System Preferences » Keyboard » Keyboard Shortcuts » Services.

If this doesn't work (e.g. F4 doesn't work in that list), go to Application Shortcuts, add a new one for the menu item "Show Only Stickies", press F4 for the shortcut, and confirm. You need to switch applications for it to work.

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