Hello,
Since I used CleanMyMac 2 for the first time, some icon are missing in the launchpad. I can see only the names and I can click where they should be and the application opens. In my applications folder nothing is missing. But why are some icons gone? Do this have something to do with CleanMyMac? I am running Mavericks.
Cheers,
René
MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
CleanMyMac and other 'cleaning' apps are very dangerous to use and using them you may experience system/application faults that would otherwise be problem-free.
My suggestion is to restore from backups before you used CleanMyMac. It's junk as are the vast majority of 'cleaning' apps.
Clinton
I'm having the same problem after CleanMyMac 2 did an Automatic Cleanup sweep... is there a way to restore whatever was wiped out if I don't have a recent Time Machine backup? Is a re-install of Mavericks an option?
Thanks a milion,
Carson
Hi there,
unfortunately I do not have a Backup to restore, but I refreshed the Dock app, since the Lauchpad is attached to it. I found this information here:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/01/refresh-launchpad-in-mac-os-x-10-7-lion/
What I did was go to ~/Library/Application Support/Dock/ and delete both files in it. Then I restarted my computer and forces them to rebuild. After that I could see all my apps in Launchpad again.
If CleanMyMac is dangerous, is there any another way to safely clean my Mac, deinstall apps I don't need anymore and defragment?
Many thanks,
René
The only cleaning your Mac needs is with a soft cloth. Mac is pretty well self-maintaining and so-called "cleaning" utilities can do more harm than good.Mac does its own optomizing on the fly and in the background, so you shouldn't need to optomize unless you're constantly editing large video or audio files. To uninstall use the uninstaller that came with the program or is offered on the developers site. Most apps can just be dragged to the Trash.
It has something to do with the desktop picture. I know, that sounds crazy, but hear me out.
One of the ".db" files in the dock folder was "desktoppicture.db." When I deleted it and rebooted the Dock, it reverted my desktop picture to the Hallowen image I had months ago. I've changed it at least twice since.
I suspect it has something to do with the way Launchpad overlays the desktop picture, without the icons/dock.menubar, etc. It must reference the image itself, instead of simply overlaying the Finder.
Could changing the desktop (especially often) maybe freak out whatever references are kept to the correct background image in Launchpad, thereby throwing off the whole screen draw?
To reset the Launchpad icons (and possiby your desktop!) 1) Go to ~/LIbrary/Application Support/Dock, and delete the files there. Then open Terminal, and enter "killall Dock" (capped just like that, no quotes).
I also have this problem with mavericks 10.9.1 on my Mac Pro. I have used clean my mac since SL and it has never caused this problem. My question, how do I uninstall apps if the developer has not made an uninstaller? I do not like just dragging applications to the trash because there are files that are left over. I remember in ML that whenever I dragged an app into clean my mac it would always find some left over files that would eventually accumulate and take up space if they have not all been deleted. So what program can uninstall applications and application leftovers without changing system files?
You should probably use AppDelete. It completely removes a software and its configuration files in the system folder. It's harmless and easy-to-use, at least it works pretty great on my Mac. Hopes my suggestion helpful. 😉
Launchpad icon are gone!
