 | 07. Run various maintenance scripts |
This document introduces some maintenance scripts for MacOSX. Those scripts are not related to Task3 directly but it will be useful to keep them as task and run them via menu bar.
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Please note that the author takes no responsibility for any damage caused by the use of those scripts.
(Reset QuickLook) - shell script
qlmanage -r
(Restart Dock) - shell script
killall Dock
(Restart Menu Bar) - shell script
killall SystemUIServer
(Restart Menu Bar) - shell script
killall SystemUIServer
(Restart Finder) - AppleScript
This script restarts Finder, reopen opening windows and reset file or folder selection.
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global check_finder_window_exists
on run
set check_finder_window_exists to false
my main_routine()
end run
on main_routine()
-- Save Finder's window information
tell application "Finder"
if Finder window 1 exists then
set check_finder_window_exists to true
set window_target to {}
set window_toolbar to {}
set window_statusbar to {}
set window_sidebar to {}
set window_bounds to {}
set window_view to {}
-- set window_view_options to {}
set window_collapsed to {}
set window_select_item_lists to {}
set every_finder_window to every Finder window
set window_count to count of every_finder_window
repeat with each_window in every_finder_window
tell each_window
set beginning of window_collapsed to collapsed
set beginning of window_target to target
set beginning of window_toolbar to toolbar visible
set beginning of window_statusbar to statusbar visible
set beginning of window_sidebar to sidebar width
set beginning of window_bounds to bounds
set beginning of window_view to current view
-- if current view is icon view then set beginning of window_view_options to icon view options
-- if current view is list view then set beginning of window_view_options to list view options
-- if current view is column view then set beginning of window_view_options to column view options
-- if current view is flow view then set beginning of window_view_options to ""
--set beginning of window_collapsed to collapsed
end tell
if collapsed of each_window is false then
set index of each_window to 1
try -- Error handling for MacOSX10.4
set select_item to selection as alias list
on error
set select_item to {}
end try
else
set select_item to {}
end if
set beginning of window_select_item_lists to select_item
close each_window
end repeat
end if
end tell
my relaunch_finder() -- restart Finder
-- Reopen Finder windows
if check_finder_window_exists is true then
tell application "Finder"
close every Finder window
delay 1
if Finder window 1 exists then close every Finder window
delay 1
repeat with i from 1 to window_count
make new Finder window to item i of window_target
set toolbar visible of Finder window 1 to item i of window_toolbar
set statusbar visible of Finder window 1 to item i of window_statusbar
set sidebar width of Finder window 1 to item i of window_sidebar
set bounds of Finder window 1 to item i of window_bounds
set current view of Finder window 1 to item i of window_view
-- if current view of Finder window 1 is icon view then set icon view options of Finder window 1 to item i of window_view_options
-- if current view of Finder window 1 is list view then set list view options of Finder window 1 to item i of window_view_options
-- if current view of Finder window 1 is column view then set column view options of Finder window 1 to item i of window_view_options
delay 0.5
set selected_items to item i of window_select_item_lists
try
select selected_items
end try
--delay 0.5
set collapsed of Finder window 1 to item i of window_collapsed
end repeat
end tell
end if
--set check_finder_window_exists to false
end main_routine
-- Restart Finder --
-- Terminate
on relaunch_finder()
try
tell application "Finder" to quit
end try
tell application "System Events"
repeat 10 times
if exists application process "Finder" then
delay 1
try
tell application "Finder" to quit
end try
else
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
end tell
my activate_finder()
end relaunch_finder
-- launch Finder
on activate_finder()
try
tell application "Finder" to activate
on error
delay 1
tell application "Finder" to activate
end try
tell application "System Events"
repeat 10 times
if exists application process "Finder" then
exit repeat
else
delay 1
tell application "Finder" to activate
end if
end repeat
end tell
end activate_finder(Rebuild Locate database) - AppleScript
set theMessage to ""
set growlsticky to "no"
try
do shell script "/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb"
on error errorMessage
set theMessage to errorMessage
set growlsticky to "yes"
end try
tell application "GrowlHelperApp" to notify with name "Task3MessageWorkNotification" title ("Rebuilding Locate database" as Unicode text) description (("has been done" & return & theMessage) as Unicode text) application name "task3runner" icon of application "task3runner" sticky growlsticky(Repair disk permissions) - AppleScript
This script repairs disk permissions and notifies end of repair via Growl.
set theMessage to ""
set growlsticky to "no"
try
set theMessage to do shell script "diskutil repairPermissions /"
if theMessage is "" then set growlsticky to "yes"
on error errorMessage
set theMessage to theMessage & return & errorMessage
set growlsticky to "yes"
end try
tell application "GrowlHelperApp" to notify with name "Task3MessageWorkNotification" title ("Repair disk permissions" as Unicode text) description (("has been done" & return & theMessage) as Unicode text) application name "task3runner" icon of application "task3runner" sticky growlsticky
