Umm, why not quit it instead? In Terminal / iTerm2: defaults write com.apple.Finder QuitMenuItem 1 Relaunch and now you get a Quit menu (in menubar and in co

Umm, why not quit it instead? In Terminal / iTerm2: defaults write com.apple.Finder QuitMenuItem 1 Relaunch and now you get a Quit menu (in menubar and in contextual menu on Dock) Quit it when you don't need it, Dock launch it when you want it back.