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Peekaboo Settings, explained

Open Settings with ⌘, — or search for a setting in its search field. Labels below are exactly what the app shows.

General

Theme
Playful gives each kind of file its own colour and shows thumbnails on every category. Minimal keeps the library grey.
Quick Search shortcut
Quick Search works from any app, even when Peekaboo's window is closed.How do I change the Quick Search shortcut?
Show recent downloads and memory in the menu bar
Show tips about features you haven’t tried
A short note on Home, at most once every few days, with a button that opens the feature.
Default file browser
When Peekaboo is the default, folders you open from other apps, Spotlight and the Dock open here, and so does Show in Finder.How do I make Peekaboo the default file browser instead of Finder?
Show Welcome Again

Cleanup

Automatic cleanup
Once a day, matching files go to the Trash and appear in Cleanup History, where one click puts them back.How does automatic cleanup work in Peekaboo?
Clean Safe items automatically
Moves only items marked Safe in App Caches and Dev Tools to the Trash.How does automatic cleanup work in Peekaboo?
Notify me when space is low
Sends one notification when free space on your startup disk drops below this level.Can I get a notification when my Mac is low on space?
Review leftovers when an app is deleted
When you drag an app to the Trash, Peekaboo opens a review of the files it left behind.
Reset privacy permissions when uninstalling apps
Also forgets the camera, microphone, screen recording, accessibility, files and automation permissions of apps you uninstall.
Allow permanent removal
Lets Free Up Space remove things that can't go to the Trash: Xcode simulators and runtimes, Homebrew apps, package-manager tools and local snapshots.How do I undo a cleanup?
Open Cleanup History
How do I undo a cleanup?

Library

Files in library
Peekaboo reads Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Movies, Music and Applications through Spotlight.Does Peekaboo need Full Disk Access?
Search photos by what’s in them
Finds photos by what they show and the words in them. Photos are read on this Mac, in the background, and never leave it.Can I search photos by what’s in them?
Full Disk Access
Optional. Lets Peekaboo include every folder.Does Peekaboo need Full Disk Access?
Pinned folders
Shown once you’ve pinned a folder.

License

Copy Support Info
Copies your app version, macOS version, Mac model and license state, with the key hidden, to paste into an email.How do I move my Peekaboo license to a new Mac?

Advanced

Check for updates automatically
New versions download in the background and install the next time you quit Peekaboo.What data does Peekaboo send?
Reopen Peekaboo after it quits unexpectedly
If a feature makes Peekaboo quit unexpectedly or freeze more than once, or keeps failing, it’s turned off until the next update.
Share anonymous usage data
Once a day, Peekaboo sends which features you used, your macOS version and region, and a random ID for this install.What data does Peekaboo send?
Show developer features
Adds Dotfiles & Config and Projects to Clean Up and the Go menu, and Open in Terminal, Open in Editor and Copy Path As to file menus.What are Peekaboo’s developer features?
Command-line tool
Installs the peekaboo command, to search and show files from Terminal.How do I use Peekaboo from Terminal?
Export Settings…
Saves your preferences to a file you can import on another Mac. Your license key and this Mac’s permissions stay here.How do I use the same Peekaboo settings on two Macs?
Import Settings…
Shows what a settings file would change before anything does.How do I use the same Peekaboo settings on two Macs?
Sync settings with iCloud
Keeps your preferences the same on every Mac signed in to your iCloud account.Shown when iCloud is available.How do I use the same Peekaboo settings on two Macs?
Uninstall Peekaboo
Moves Peekaboo and everything it keeps on this Mac to the Trash, then quits.

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