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How to remove icons from Launchpad that do not have "X"

Pretty straight forward question,


If there is no "X", how do I remove the Icon without removing the application?

iPhone 3GS, iOS 4.3.3

Posted on Jul 26, 2011 8:31 AM

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Posted on Oct 12, 2011 5:14 PM

This is a tip for people who use Steam, the game manager and online store..


Steam stores application shortcuts in the Users/<username>/Applications folder.


If you delete a game from within Steam, it will NOT remove the shortcut from the Users/<username>/Applications folder.


You will have to manually remove it (until Steam/Valve can get Steam working properly with Lion, that is).



Always keep in mind that Macintosh HD/Applications is NOT the only Applications folder that is displayed in LaunchPad. Your User folder's Applications folder is also represented.

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How to remove icons from Launchpad that do not have "X"

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