Dock icons display issue after updating to Tahoe 26

My dock app icons is not displaying properly after updating to tahoe 26 os, this is frustrating to see on my mac mini m2.

Any solution for this? I restarted my mac several times, but still the problem in the display is there.


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Posted on Sep 22, 2025 5:30 AM

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Posted on Sep 22, 2025 6:11 AM

Try shutting down your Mac then booting it back up (not the same thing as a restart).


if that doesn’t work, see if the problem is present when you boot in safe mode, which disables 3rd party extensions and performs some system cleanup.

 

Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support


if that corrects the issue, reboot normally, and see if it’s still fixed.

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Sep 22, 2025 6:11 AM in response to ramram14

Try shutting down your Mac then booting it back up (not the same thing as a restart).


if that doesn’t work, see if the problem is present when you boot in safe mode, which disables 3rd party extensions and performs some system cleanup.

 

Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support


if that corrects the issue, reboot normally, and see if it’s still fixed.

Sep 22, 2025 6:29 AM in response to ramram14

ramram14 wrote:

My dock app icons is not displaying properly after updating to tahoe 26 os, this is frustrating to see on my mac mini m2.
Any solution for this? I restarted my mac several times, but still the problem in the display is there.


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If a Shut down and restart does not sort the issue you can try

from the Terminal.app reset the Dock, copy and paste:

defaults delete com.apple.dock; killall Dock


rebuild /customize your Dock as you see fit.



An alternative would be to reinstall the macOS— easy enough

How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support



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