How to eliminate duplicate icons in Applications folder
how do I eliminate duplicate icons in applications folder?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 26.6
how do I eliminate duplicate icons in applications folder?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 26.6
Your screenshot is not of the Applications folder, but rather of the Apps app (the macOS Tahoe replacement for Launchpad, also accessible via Spotlight).
Since that view is driven by Spotlight, you need to rebuild your Spotlight index:
Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support
If that doesn’t work, Copy/Paste this into Terminal. sudo will ask for your password. Just type the password and hit return. It won't show anything on screen. Those two commands essentially nuke all the Spotlight records then force a reindex. You may need to restart or log out/in after running the commands.
sudo mdutil -X /; sudo mdutil -i on /
Your screenshot is not of the Applications folder, but rather of the Apps app (the macOS Tahoe replacement for Launchpad, also accessible via Spotlight).
Since that view is driven by Spotlight, you need to rebuild your Spotlight index:
Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support
If that doesn’t work, Copy/Paste this into Terminal. sudo will ask for your password. Just type the password and hit return. It won't show anything on screen. Those two commands essentially nuke all the Spotlight records then force a reindex. You may need to restart or log out/in after running the commands.
sudo mdutil -X /; sudo mdutil -i on /
To eliminate duplicate actual app files in your Mac's Applications folder, open Finder, click Applications, sort items by name or date, right-click the old or extra app copy, and select Move to Trash.
Rebuilding Spotlight worked for me. Many thanks.
I don't believe they are actual apps. The "Applications" folder has just suddenly showed lots of duplicate instances of Apple apps.
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How to eliminate duplicate icons in Applications folder