I have accidentally created an alias for Quicktime Player, which I'm unable to delete. It appears in the launchpad only but I don't seem to be able to remove it. When I hold Control-Option-Command, the X doesn't come up for this application. It does for some other applications in the launchpad but not Quicktime Player.
Has anyone had a similar problem and does anyone know how to remove it?
Thanks
MacBook Air
Follow these steps
1.) Go to the Application folder and delete the Alias.
2.) Go to the Trash bin and empty it.
3.) Go to Launchpad.
4.) If the Alias is still there, click on it.
"It now should turn into the question mark instead of going to the app."
5.) Drag it to the trash can.
If the icon shows a question mark in the middle when you click on it then the alias is gone and all you need to do is drag the icon to the trash.
If the icon still launches the app then you have an active icon. Launchpad will find virtually all apps or app alias files on your system.
It too me several minutes to find and delete all of my redundant ...alias icons. It would have taken much longer but I had almost all of my alias files stored in stacks. Delete the stack folder and the icons weren't active. Drag them to the trash and the icons are gone.
When I look in Finder under applications, I can only see the original Quicktime Player app but not the alias... I even tried searching for it but I don't seem to be able to find it anywhere except for the launchpad. Very annoying...
Normally launchpad reflects the contents of the applications folder. Open your applications folder in finder and delete any alias you created.
Captfred
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