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Crabdoctor Author

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I cannot find my Messages icon on my dock.

It seems that my icon for messages has disappeared from my dock.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Jun 25, 2025 8:10 AM

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IdrisSeabright

Community+ 2026

Level 10

201,755 points

Posted on Jun 25, 2025 8:43 AM

Open Messages. Once it's open, contro-click on it in the dock, select Options>Keep in Dock.

If you don't know how to find Messages, look in your application folder or press command-spacebar and start typing "messages" in the search box.

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I cannot find my Messages icon on my dock.

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