How to Reset Launchpad Layout in macOS Catalina

Open the Terminal application and enter the following defaults write command string:

defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true; killall Dock

Hit return and wait for the Dock to relaunch and Launchpad to reset

Posted on Oct 11, 2019 7:03 PM

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