Having dragged an application into the trash to delete it, Applications is no longer accessible in the sidebar of a Finder window. Such Finder windows that I have open include “Trash” or simply a “Folder” opened in the Desktop.
Why was removed?
Having restarted my Mac, it is now back, as shown below:
MacBook Air (2018 or later)
You have not elected to 'Show' your Favourites in the Sidebar.
Open a new Finder window, move your cursor to Favourites, then slide it to the right hand side until you see 'Show'.
now click on that and then your Favourites will be listed below.
Try unchecking, then relaunch the Finder and check it again.
If that doesn't work, you may try dragging the icon directly to the sidebar.
By the way, instead of clicking the sidebar to open the Applications folder, you can use the shortcut: command-shift-A.
Regarding screenshots: the screenshots taken on retina screens end up huge here. When I have the patience to do it, I send them from the Screenshots utility to Preview, and use Tools->Change Size... to 50%.
I was replying to the post where you first showed a screenshot of your sidebar, in that screenshot it shows Favourites with nothing listed under it. This is because at some point you must have inadvertently clicked on Hide, so I was pointing out to you
to see your Favourites listed, move the cursor over to the right hand side and click on Show when it is revealed.
It's really easy.
I see that my post was NOT modified, correctly, in a timely manor.
So, please modify:
Having restarted my Mac, it is now back, as shown below:
To...
Having restarted my other Mac, it is now back, as shown below:
And then delete this reply.
Your screenshot shows you are running OS X Mavericks or earlier but you posted in the Mojave forum. Anyway, it is good that it seems that the problem got solved with a restart.
An Update. Here is a screenshot of the issue I am having. Restarting it is of no success.
Two Screenshots
BTW: Why can't I resize these?
NOT THERE:
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It is Selected:
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[Image Edited by Host to Remove Personal Information]
Thank you so much!
"you can use the shortcut: command-shift-A"
Having done that, the word "Show" is there.
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Having clicked on "Show", here is what I now get:
And I see "Show" on my other Mac.
Mouse Hovered Over
Having Clicked "Show", I get:
NOT HOVERED OVER:
Original Post Edit:
Having restarted my other Mac, it is now back, as shown below:
Hovering over it, it is there. So, we are all set.
Thanks!
Go to Finder->Preferences->Sidebar and check the box for Applications.
Where Did Applications Go in My Finder Sidebar?
