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# Preferences

OS X and third party applications make use of preference files for storing settings. These preference files are often refereed to as "Plist" files, after the extension ".plist". OS X and third party applications mainly stores preferences in the system or user library. With Cocktail's search tool one can search for corrupted preference files with ease. Once a corrupted preference file is found Cocktail let's you either Reveal the file in Finder or Move the file to Trash. Corrupted preference files can cause your applications and OS X itself to encounter problems.