After I deleted some applications from the application folder their icons still show up in launchpad. Dragging the icons to the trash does not remove them nor putting the icons in jiggle mode by holding option to delete. I even went into ~/Library/application support/dock and erased the file inside and that just reset the arrangment in launchpad but the icons are still there.
MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7)
Click on the icon in launchpad, it will mark the icon with question mark. Now drag and drop it to trash bin.
To force the LaunchPad to refresh its database, run the following command:
sudo rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db
This will delete the database that is used to populate the LaunchPad. To apply the change and make the LaunchPad create a new database, run this command:
sudo killall Dock
The Dock will restart, along with Mission Control and the LaunchPad. The grid of icons should be refreshed, and the changes you have made to the applications should be visible.
Thanks for that! It worked perfectly for me. 🙂
nope the icons are still there.
I'm still trying to replicate this but haven't yet. I'll keep trying...
Perfect! Thanks.
Why are icons of deleted applications still showing up in launchpad? How do I delete them?
