Empty plist Files

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Empty plist Files

Just running a routine TechTool Pro 5 "Check Computer." During its "file structure" exam, it came up with a few "empty plist" files.

Any problem keeping them - or should I delete them?

17" Matte MBP 2GB 2.16GHz Seagate 200GB, Mac OS X (10.5.8), OWC, WD, and SmartDisk backup drives.

Posted on Aug 20, 2009 3:39 PM

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Answer 1

Pondini

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Aug 20, 2009 3:45 PM in response to clintbradford

Take a look at them with QuickLook or TextEdit; they may not really be empty.

Apple has suggested formats for plist files, but not all 3rd-party apps follow them. Thus many apps that claim to check whether they're corrupted can only check them against the suggested format.

Unless they're huge, or related to an app you've deleted, or you're having trouble with the app they relate to, it's safest to just leave them alone. They won't hurt anything.

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