Dashboard widgets, those mini-applications, haven't seen a lot of activity from developers in quite a while, and most of the widgets for Mac can be replaced with apps from the Mac App Store. And if rumors are to be believed, some iOS apps, beyond those included with Mojave, may in the future make the jump to macOS. A simple and unobtrusive Dashboard widget for Mac OS X that enables you to keep track of your favo. Oct 16th 2018, 08:43 GMT Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later (PPC & Intel). Dashboard can be a real drain, particularly for memory-challenged Macs. Rob Griffiths shows you how to shut down Dashboard to deny yourself the temptation of using its ever handy Widgets.
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Where are Widgets stored? Mac OS X stores Widgets in one of two directories and the location depends on whether the Widget is provided by Apple, installed by an application, or installed by a user.
This guide requires an understanding of the Mac OS X Library Folders.
/Library/Widgets Folder
The Apple supplied Widgets are stored in the /Library/Widgets folder that is located under the Macintosh HD. If you have installed third party software on you Mac, it may have also installed a Widget in this directory. For example , I have installed a program called 'Personal Backup' and the installation program placed the Personal Backup Widget in this folder. Navigate to the folder listed above to see the Widgets.
By placing the Widget in this directory, other users on the system will be able to use the Widget in their Dashboard.
/User/Library Folder
If you install a Widget via the Dashboard Widgets Widget or via a download from a web browser and perform an installation, the Widget will be placed in your Users Library folder under your Home Folder.
For example, I installed the 'iStat pro' widget so it was placed under my Home Folder and will not be accessible by any other user or their Dashboard. For example, my downloaded Widgets will be installed at: (note that the ~ indicates your Home folder):
~/Users/switchtoamac/Library/Widgets
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