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App Icons disappeared from the Dock and Launchpad

Hello, this morning, some of the app icons such as (App Store, system preferences, photos, music etc) have disappeared from my dock and launchpad. I can see the icons when I check them through Finder however, when I drop them to Dock, all icons disappear.


I tried to restart, turn on-off the Mac, checked the updates (there were no updates) but I cannot fix it. Anyone has a similar problem?


I am using MacBook Air Mac OS Big Sur 11.2.3

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Mar 31, 2021 12:14 AM

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Mar 31, 2021 2:24 AM in response to aras129

Are there any AntiVirus, Disk Cleaner, Optimizers, Defrag, VPNs etc installed which should be removed as per Developers Instructions. They are useless, unneeded, cause havoc and interfere with the normal operation of the OS. The Built-in Security of Big Sur is all that is required.


Have any of these types of Car*ware been installed and run on this computer?

App Icons disappeared from the Dock and Launchpad

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