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Deleted application won't disappear from dock (not responding)

I deleted an application and it's files using appcleaner, but it won't disappear from the dock.


It used to be a damaged file that I had opened before but it wouldn't close. It doesn't show up on terminal, force quit, and using automator couldn't close it. I can't hide the icon or show the application. I've never had this issue before, so please help!

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Mar 13, 2019 11:54 AM

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Posted on Mar 13, 2019 2:02 PM

Have you tried restoring the Dock to its default state? If not, consider doing the following:


Type the following in the Terminal:


defaults delete com.apple.dock; killall Dock


Then hit the "return" key.


You may possibly have to reboot after doing that. Then you will have to re-add whatever apps and such you had in there before.


Please let me know if this is helpful, or if it resolves your issue. Thanks! :)


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Mar 13, 2019 2:02 PM in response to meag_riv

Have you tried restoring the Dock to its default state? If not, consider doing the following:


Type the following in the Terminal:


defaults delete com.apple.dock; killall Dock


Then hit the "return" key.


You may possibly have to reboot after doing that. Then you will have to re-add whatever apps and such you had in there before.


Please let me know if this is helpful, or if it resolves your issue. Thanks! :)


Deleted application won't disappear from dock (not responding)

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