# App specific shortcuts suddenly stop working and only start working again by refocusing the applicaiton

**URL:** <https://community.folivora.ai/t/app-specific-shortcuts-suddenly-stop-working-and-only-start-working-again-by-refocusing-the-applicaiton/20900>\
**Category:** Bugs or Unexpected Behavior\
**Created:** [January 19, 2021, 6:47am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/app-specific-shortcuts-suddenly-stop-working-and-only-start-working-again-by-refocusing-the-applicaiton/20900 "2021-01-19T06:47:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![biziclop](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/biziclop/32/4014_2.png) [@biziclop](https://community.folivora.ai/u/biziclop)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/app-specific-shortcuts-suddenly-stop-working-and-only-start-working-again-by-refocusing-the-applicaiton/20900/6 "2021-01-26T19:56:44Z")

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> [@ybbond](#):
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> `⌘Q`

@ybbond, I use these Terminal commands to change the Cmd-Q shortcuts to Cmd-Ctrl-Q:

```
defaults write org.mozilla.firefox NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Quit Firefox" "@^Q"
defaults write com.apple.Safari NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Quit Safari" "@^Q"
defaults write com.apple.finder NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Quit Finder" "@^Q"

```

then

```
killall cfprefsd

```

to quit/restart the `cfprefsd` process which caches the preferences.

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