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nullifidian1945

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Q: Clean up removes Safari links from dock

New to Apple. I have created Safari links in the dock for easy access e.g, The Guardian. When I run a clean up utility such as Dr Cleaner it wipes the link and I get a question mark on the icon. Can I stop this behaviour or create my links another way?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Mar 5, 2016 2:24 PM

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dialabrain Mar 5, 2016 2:34 PM in response to nullifidian1945
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Mar 5, 2016 2:34 PM in response to nullifidian1945

nullifidian1945 wrote:

Can I stop this behaviour or create my links another way?

Yes. Uninstall Dr Cleaner.
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Ralph9430 Mar 11, 2016 7:17 AM in response to nullifidian1945
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Mar 11, 2016 7:17 AM in response to nullifidian1945

Do not use junk software like Dr Cleaner.
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nullifidian1945 Mar 11, 2016 7:22 AM in response to Ralph9430
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Mar 11, 2016 7:22 AM in response to Ralph9430

Thanks both for the advice. As a recent convert from Windows, which I found requires frequent cleaning, I assumed the same for Apple. Dr Cleaner has some decent reviews on the App Store so I chose it. Is there any other software you recommend or can I just ignore this as a non-issue on MacBooks?
Thanks for your time.
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dialabrain Mar 11, 2016 7:25 AM in response to nullifidian1945
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Mar 11, 2016 7:25 AM in response to nullifidian1945

"Cleaning" programs are unnecessary with OSX.
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