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Launchpad

When I click the launchpad icon on the dock, list opens instead of a page - what has happened and how do I get the page view back?

Posted on Sep 11, 2021 12:54 AM

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Posted on Sep 11, 2021 5:58 AM

By default, single click opens the page.

Control click opens the list.

When list is open, try clicking the"Show Launchpad" at the bottom.



Try startup in safe mode.

Startup in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/start-up-your-mac-in-safe-mode-mh21245/mac.  

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    It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility.

    And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and 

    the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed.

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Sep 11, 2021 5:58 AM in response to elflo

By default, single click opens the page.

Control click opens the list.

When list is open, try clicking the"Show Launchpad" at the bottom.



Try startup in safe mode.

Startup in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/start-up-your-mac-in-safe-mode-mh21245/mac.  

    Quote:

    It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility.

    And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and 

    the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed.

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