2025-11-11 12:31:49.107 defaults[2602:23236] Could not write domain /Users/gary/Library/Containers/com.softpress.Xway/Data/Library/Preferences/com.softpress.Xway; exiting
2025-11-11 12:33:40.067 defaults[2609:24418]
The domain/default pair of (/Users/gary/Library/Containers/com.softpress.Xway/Data/Library/Preferences/com.softpress.Xway, SPUploadDisableMLSDForDirectoryListing) does not exist
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can I somehow return to the prior Xway version for now?
You can return to the previous version of Xway, but if you have saved your document in 1.1 you won’t be able to open it in 1.0, so you will need to revert to a backup version.
I haven’t yet saved the doc in 1.1, just tried to upload it. How can I return to the prior version?
I’ll send you a download link in a minute, but we think you might have clicked on Don’t Allow in the following dialog, which Terminal displays when you set a user preference:
Can you try quitting and restarting Terminal, and click on the Allow button? This should allow it to set the preference correctly.
I did hit “Don’t Allow”, hoping to limit what I thought was too much data-sniffing by Apple.
So what should I do then about re-entering those 2 commands?
When I quit Terminal and re-open it, there is no window for data access permission anymore.
Quit Terminal, then re-enter the first command again:
defaults write com.softpress.Xway SPUploadDisableMLSDForDirectoryListing true
… and click on “Allow”. This is a temporary permission. Terminal will ask again if you quit and restart it. Nothing gets sent to Apple. It simply allows Terminal to set a user default that belongs to Xway (not Terminal).
That’s unusual, but you should be able to choose New Window (Command-N) to open a new window.
This is what Terminal now begins with:
Last login: Tue Nov 11 12:57:24 on ttys000
The default interactive shell is now zsh.
To update your account to use zsh, please run chsh -s /bin/zsh.
For more details, please visit Use zsh as the default shell on your Mac - Apple Support .
new-host-2:~ gary$
Even with Command-N, there is no permission window.
Oh, you mean the alert?
This should appear automatically if you quit and restart Terminal, then enter the first command.
this is what Terminal says now, after I quit, re-opened, and entered your last command:
Last login: Tue Nov 11 13:09:07 on ttys000
The default interactive shell is now zsh.
To update your account to use zsh, please run chsh -s /bin/zsh.
For more details, please visit Use zsh as the default shell on your Mac - Apple Support .
new-host-2:~ gary$ defaults write com.softpress.Xway SPUploadDisableMLSDForDirectoryListing true
So why are they still asking me to “update your account”? Has entering those commands caused a problem that needs to be corrected?
You don’t need to update your shell. This is something that changed a few years ago (the default shell became zsh instead of chsh). Entering user defaults commands won’t have affected it.
Unless you regularly use Terminal, I don’t think there’s any reason to update to zsh.
that’s great, thanks. but what should I do now about the XWay program?
If you quit and restart Xway after entering that command, it should change the way that uploading works: so try uploading again when you’ve done that.
I just did, and the “permission” window appeared, so I clicked “Allow”.
what’s next?
my sincere apology: looks like your command solution would have worked from the beginning had I not clicked “Don’t Allow.” So: I just entered your last command, restarted Xway, and VOILA! the upload went through. Like Captain Kirk used to tell Scotty when he saved the Universe from utter destruction: Jeremy, “you just earned your pay for the week!” And it’s only Tuesday. ; ]
many thanks, and best,
G
Hi Gary,
No need to apologise. I use Terminal all the time, so I’ve learned to click on Allow automatically for this kind of thing, and I forgot to mention it. I’ve updated my earlier instructions for anyone else who runs into this problem.
I’m glad it’s working now!
We’ll look into why MLSD isn’t working for some servers, and fix it in a future update.
Also, for reference, the download link for Xway 1.0 is:
https://softpress-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/public/xway/releases/Xway_1_0_4.zip
[As I mentioned before, Xway 1.0 won’t open Xway 1.1 documents.]
all good - thanks again, for all the help and explanations.
G
