How do I reset my preferences back to their original defaults?

How to Reset Full-Screen Terminal.app Preferences to Factory Defaults

  • On an iMac running Mac OS X version 10.7.5 I have accidentally resized Terminal.app to full-screen (272 x 76) and am unable to resize Terminal.app to a smaller size. How do I resize Terminal.app to the factory default size or a size where I can use the mouse to resize Terminal.app?

  • Answer:

    You have (at least) wo possibilities: 1) You could click on the zoom button to revert the zoom effect (the green circle in the upper left corner in the image below: 2) You can enter smaller values for the window size under "Preferences":

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