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jthrift
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Q: how to make an application appear in launchpad

One of my applications disappeared for no obvious reason from launchpad.  I can still go to applications in finder and launch it, but I'd like to get it back in launchpad.  How do I do it?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9), It disappeared from launchpad

Posted on Nov 26, 2013 11:09 AM

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Nov 27, 2013 10:19 AM in response to jthrift
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    Nov 27, 2013 10:19 AM in response to jthrift

    Try doing a Dock restart using the following Terminal command:

     

    killall Dock

     

    Log out/in and test. If that doesn’t work, you need to look in your user Library/Applications Support/Dock for the .db. Use the Finder “Go To Folder” command. Enter ~/ Library/Applications Support/Dock.  Move the .db to your desktop.

     

    Then try a dock reset.

     

    Applications/Utilities/Terminal enter the command

     

    killall Dock

     

    Log out/in test. If it works okay, delete the .db from the desktop.

     

    If the Dock is the same, return the .db to where you got them from, overwriting the newer ones.


  • by jthrift,

    jthrift jthrift Nov 27, 2013 10:35 AM in response to Eric Root
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    Nov 27, 2013 10:35 AM in response to Eric Root

    Dock reset, logout/in  didn't change Launchpad.

    Moving the .db files to the desktop, Dock reset, logout/in resulted in the same set of icons (the missing one was still missing) in a jumbled up order.

    I moved the original db files back, did a Dock reset, and am back where I started, still missing the second Photoshop icon.

  • by dstaff,

    dstaff dstaff Jan 4, 2014 11:08 AM in response to jthrift
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    Jan 4, 2014 11:08 AM in response to jthrift

    Hi there. just had the same problem with photoshopCC not appearing in launchpad. thats how I saw your question. You may have sorted it now but if not all you do is uninstall cs6 version and the cc version will take its place in launchpad

  • by jthrift,

    jthrift jthrift Jan 6, 2014 10:50 AM in response to dstaff
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    Jan 6, 2014 10:50 AM in response to dstaff

    I'm sure that would work.  However, Launchpad shows Bridge cs6 _and_ Bridge cc, while it only shows PS cc.  Not really sure why, but I already have both  Bridge and PS cc programs showing.  I was trying to run the PS versions alternately to understand their differences.  I simply started PS cs6 from the Applications directory.

     

    In any case, I don't think it's worth spending more time on Launchpad, and I'm not yet ready to uninstall cs6. 

     

    Thanks anyway!

  • by tayldrak,

    tayldrak tayldrak Mar 10, 2016 9:32 AM in response to jthrift
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    Mar 10, 2016 9:32 AM in response to jthrift

    After much searching and disappointment, I found the glorious solution:

    Screen Shot 2016-03-10 at 10.30.47 AM.png

    Here is the terminal command to copy: rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db; killall Dock

     

    See https://lucjano.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/apps-not-showing-in-launchpad/ for additional tips.

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