How do you remove a damaged macOS installer file?

When I open Mission Control, the following icon appears:

It appeared after I installed Monterey and won't appear in the Applications folder for me to delete it, or anywhere else for that matter. MacBook has been shut down several times since.

How do I remove it?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Nov 3, 2021 3:36 AM

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Owl-53

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Nov 3, 2021 4:43 AM in response to adildalsanto

Hold the Option key while in Launchpad until the icon has a X beside it - click the X and it should disappear.

Owl-53

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Nov 3, 2021 4:52 AM in response to adildalsanto

Welcome and thank you too

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