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Why are some of my icons on Launchpad blurry/pixelated?

I just noticed this a couple of days back and have tried everything I could think of from updated to resizing the screen. Can anyone tell my why some random icons on my Launchpad are blurry/pixelated or has anyone had this problem before and know how to fix it?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Mar 18, 2012 8:56 AM

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Feb 9, 2016 4:19 PM in response to Some1else2

I found out a solution...

1 go to your home folder library

~/Users/"your name"/Library

1 open the folder and go to preference then you must find

com.apple.dock.plist

rename or delete it

sometimes the system doesn't let you delete, so rename

3 open Terminal

Applications/Utilities/Terminal

then enter the following command

Killall Dock


Obs: your dock will restore to its original settings, just like you have logged/run your mac for the first time you will have to customize your dock again. but it will do the trick, your Launchpad icon resolution will be back to normal. After you log out and log in again and save a copy of com.apple.dock.plist in somewhere else in your computer, so you can use later if the launchpad goes crazy again.

Why are some of my icons on Launchpad blurry/pixelated?

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