# Auto-set Preferences

This Applescript uses OffShoot's [Disk Added](/offshoot/features/automation/scripts/events/disk-added.md) event to identify an OffShoot app start and sets one or more preferences through the OffShoot API.

### How to use

1. Open the script and edit the settings.
2. Add the script to the [Disk Added](/offshoot/features/automation/scripts/events/disk-added.md) event in OffShoot's `Settings > Scripting` pane.
3. When OffShoot starts the script will:
   * check if the Disk Added event is triggered by the startup drive (only happens once per app start)
   * set the preferences specified in `settings` 

### Settings

```
set theAPItoken to ""
set settings to ¬
	{auto_eject:"0"} & ¬
	{auto_source_recents_enabled:"0"} & ¬
	{auto_destination_enabled:"0"} & ¬
	{auto_source_on_name_enabled:"0"} & ¬
	{auto_source_on_name:""} & ¬
	{queue_mode:"0"} & ¬
	{checkpoint_enabled:"0"} & ¬
	{logs_enabled:"1"} & ¬
	{ignore_files:""} & ¬
	{rename_files:""} & ¬
	{create_folders:""}
```

### Download

{% file src="/files/-M-thqgYHVAYcVpwWKKL" %}


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