trying to find preferences.plist file I am reading an old developer guide, that hasnt updated since 2007..

I want to access the file called preferences.plist located at /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist.

It should look like this:


However, at that location there is no such file. I only found com.apple.systempreferences.plist, but this is not the right one. My guess is that it was moved over the years. Where could I find it? It contains data about network configuration.
The location of the file has not moved. It is still located at /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist.

Please make sure you are not in your User's Library folder (~/Library/Preferences/).

The best way to go to the correct folder in Finder is to use the menu item Go &gt; Go to Folder..., or press cmd+shift+G, and enter the folder you need to go to. In this case, /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/.