At least that used to be the macOS method. Once Apple moved most of their apps to the cloud there are constantly open databases pushing settings updates from de

At least that used to be the macOS method. Once Apple moved most of their apps to the cloud there are constantly open databases pushing settings updates from device to device. Things often start breaking these days if you try to fix things through direct file manipulation. With luck you might be able to find the correct terminal commands to disable services and fingers crossed they don't automatically restart themselves before you are done editing.