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Overlapping icons in Applications Folder Dock icon

I recently upgraded to a MBP Retina running 10.8.3 Mountain Lion.


Deciding to re-install apps and cleanup old unused stuff, I didn't use the Migration Assistant.


I opened Finder and dragged the Applications folder to the Dock. When I did so, the preference was to display as Stack. At first, it was showing the Mac App Store icon as it was the first app listed in the folder. When I installed Adium.app, Adium became the first app listed in the folder and now I have the Adium "duck" icon overlapping the blue Mac App Store icon.


If I rename Adium.app to Badium.app, the Mac App Store is the icon displayed on the Dock. If I rename Adium.app to anything alphabetically before App Store, they overlap. I've tried dragging the Applications folder off the Dock and re-adding it, running the command "killall Dock" from Terminal, logging out and back in, and even rebooting. Deleting the ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist doesn't fix it.


How do I get the folder to display the first app instead of overlapping or having to have the folder displayed as a "Folder"?

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on May 29, 2013 9:09 PM

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May 29, 2013 9:24 PM in response to Barney-15E

Ok - I may not have phrased my question correctly.


I have right-clicked on the icon and toggled between Stack and Folder. Folder displays an ugly blue folder w/ the App Icon. Stack displays Adium overlapping the Mac App Store. Maybe the other apps icons are present but just obscured by the blue circular App Store icon.


I don't want overlapping, or "stacked" icons. I want the old Lion (10.7.x) style of showing the first icon in your Applications folder without "stacking" all the other apps behind it.

Overlapping icons in Applications Folder Dock icon

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