"Finder" icon missing in Dock after 10.6.6 update

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"Finder" icon missing in Dock after 10.6.6 update

So after the 10.6.6 update, I noticed that the Finder icon has vanished completely. There is a placeholder there, and a blue dot beneath it, but no actual icon. Also the "clickable" space is very small. This issue also affects the Exposé app switcher (Cmd +Tab).

The Finder application itself (/System/Library/CoreServices) has an icon like normal.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

MacBook 2.0 Ghz, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Jan 6, 2011 3:46 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 6, 2011 3:50 PM in response to jazzdude00021

I had this same problem too!
I tried doing a lot of things but nothing worked. At last I downloaded candybar, an icon changer, and i found a finder icon on google and used that.
Good Luck!

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Answer 2

Jan 6, 2011 8:44 PM in response to sridvijay

Tried creating a new .icns file (from icon composer) using a .png from google. No dice. Nothing is picking up on the icon. Not even when I empty the trash.

Also tried repairing permissions with no luck.

Any other ideas anyone?

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Answer 3

Jan 7, 2011 6:05 AM in response to jazzdude00021

The .icns file is at:

/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/Finder.icns

What happens if you just drag the icon of the Finder.app file itself to the Dock, then log out and log in?

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Answer 4

Jan 7, 2011 1:50 PM in response to Charles E. Flynn

I get two "Finder" places in the dock. The one on the far left (the hard-coded Finder) has no icon and a blue dot. The other Finder has an icon but no blue dot... Also the one I added is the only one that can be removed... (naturally).

Also, I have replaced the Finder.icns file multiple times. (prior to your post...)

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Answer 5

Jan 7, 2011 2:00 PM in response to jazzdude00021

I did some exploring into Dock.app/Contents/Resources and found the remains of a (self-done) Finder icon mod that I did awhile back. Apparently Dock and Exposé use their own Finder.icns file located at /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources. I had altered this file (along with Finder.app's .icns file) to mod the icon manually, however I must not have changed it back properly. My guess is that during the update (from Finder v 10.6.6 to v.10.6.7) the installer didn't handle it right because of my modifications. Thanks for the help to everyone who offered.

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Answer 6

ryanrich

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Jan 9, 2011 11:00 PM in response to jazzdude00021

How did you fix it though?

My Finder icon in the Dock was also altered, and after 10.6.6 it's showing no icon, but even if I change it back in the location you've specified, it still doesn't display.

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Answer 7

Jan 10, 2011 12:04 PM in response to ryanrich

I copied /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/Finder.icns to .../Dock.app/Contents/Resources. Make sure there is a Finder.png file in the Dock/Resources.

It won't take effect until you either logout and login or go to terminal and type:

killall Dock

Hope that works.

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Answer 8

ryanrich

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Jan 10, 2011 12:07 PM in response to jazzdude00021

Didn't work for me but thanks for the tip anyway. 🙂

Just did a reinstall from within Snow Leopard and then ran the 10.6.6 combo update and now all is good again. This time I changed the icon using Candybar instead of messing around in the Dock.app package contents, haha. Using the Mighty Finder Grin icon, which looks pretty cool compared to the standard one.

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