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My Dashbord icon has disappeared from the dock. It is not in the Apps folder and although I have re-installed all Apps from the disk, it is still not there. Can anyone help please? I can't find Dashboard.app in the finder either. If I press F4 my one app appears and seems to work but I would really like the icon back in the dock.
Thanks in anticipation.
JB
You don't really need it, you can tap the F4 key to bring it up or type Command-Tab to see what apps (including dashboard) are open then just drag to it. Also look again in the Apps folder, it should be there unless someone in your house dragged it to the Trash. You can also look in the Trash for it and drag it back to the Apps folder.
BTW PLEASE complete your profile so we at least know what version of OS X is on your system. You can do this by clicking Your Stuff in the upper right of this page then click Profile and fill it out.
You don't really need it, you can tap the F4 key to bring it up or type Command-Tab to see what apps (including dashboard) are open then just drag to it. Also look again in the Apps folder, it should be there unless someone in your house dragged it to the Trash. You can also look in the Trash for it and drag it back to the Apps folder.
BTW PLEASE complete your profile so we at least know what version of OS X is on your system. You can do this by clicking Your Stuff in the upper right of this page then click Profile and fill it out.
Thanks for that. Sorry about the profile lacking detail I'm running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 on an intel iMac.
The Dashboard app is not in Apps folder or in the trash. surely when I reinstalled all the apps it should have been put back. Can you explain for the benefit of a refugee from Windows?
Regards
JB
Download and re-install the 10.6.8 Update Combo following the on-screen directions. As a general rule it is wise to disconnect all peripherals prior to updating or upgrading the OS. Also make sure you have an up-to-date backup.
I strongly suspect someone from your household accidentaly put it in the Trash and emptied it. Apps just don't go missing unless a user intervenes somehow.
Thanks again. I'll do that and let you know how I get on.
JB
Hi again,
I've installed the Combo update you linked me to and restarted my 'puter but there's still no sign of the Dashboard.app or its icon.
Regards
JB
When you tried to run it using the suggesting I provided in my first post did it come up, if it did then obviously its still on your system. Someone has just moved it somewhere. In that case you can use Finder to search for it and locate where the app is now. If you do not know how to use Finder to search let me know I'll give you some brief instructions.
If the applicaiton will not launch and cannot be found then it has been removed from your system. If it is no longer in the Trash you will need to either use Pacifist (Google it) to extract and install it or re-install the whole OS.
Thanks again. I really appreciate your interest in my problem. I am familiar with Finder and I cannot find the file Dashboard.app on my system anywhere. It is not in the trash either.When I press F4 I get access to my widgets.
I'll follow your advice and see what happens. Thanks again.
JB
Hello again. It gets curiouser and curiouser. Pacifist can't find the Apps Install disk or the OS disk when I insert them. I also checked my Time Machine backups and no sign of the dashboard.app.
Any thoughtds?
JB
Did you try to launch Dashboard using the commands I supplied in my first post, if so exactly what occured? If you cannot find it and you cannot locate Dashboard.app on your OS X install discs then you will need to install OS X. You don't have to reformat, just install the OS X over your existing copy. This will fill in any blanks.
Yes, F4 brings up my widgets. If I re-install my OS from the original disk, I presume I will need to re-install the combo update as well. Can you confirm?
JB
Yes, you'll need to run the combo updater to get the OS to 10.6.8.
No the Combo Update should still be there unless you do an erase and install. If you can see your widgets then your Dashboard is working just fine. Let's do a search again in Finder, please follow these instructions:
It should look like the following:
I've re-installed my original OS (10.4) and then the combo upgrade. all is well now. Thanks very much for your help.
Regards
JB
By 10.4 you meant 10.6.4 right?
Yes, I guess so. iPhoto would not run until I used the combo upgrade. Even though Dashboard is in the Apps folder, I can't get its icon into the dock. It's not important, but do you know why?
I'm off to bed with a good book now. It's 11pm here. Perhaps we can talk again tomorrow.
Regards
JB
My dashboard icon has disappeared.
