Can't see list of minimized windows when I minimize windows into application

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Can't see list of minimized windows when I minimize windows into application

I love the Mac option to minimize windows into application icon, but recently it's behaving abnormally for me. When I minimize, for example, three Word documents into the application icon, I don't see the list of those documents when I click on the icon (they usually stack vertically in the menu, above "Options"). To see those documents, I have to click the application icon and select "show all windows".

I can't figure out what's going on, and it's driving me nuts.

What I'm seeing (I have three documents minimized into the Word application here):

What I should be seeing (This is just a screen grab from a tutorial, not my machine):

Here are my current dock preferences/settings:

I've already rebooted. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Jun 10, 2013 9:25 AM

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Eric Root

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Jun 10, 2013 11:31 AM in response to RUNTMC

You need to look in your user Library/Preferences for the .plist. Hold down the option key while using the Finder “Go To Folder” command. Enter ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist. Move the .plist to the trash..

In Applications/Utilities/Terminal type

killall Dock

Restart and test. You may have to update your dock to the way you want it.

If you prefer to make your user library permanently visible, use the Terminal command found below.

http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/04/show-library-directory-in-mac-os-x-lion/

You might want to bookmark the command. I had to use it again after I installed 10.8.4. I have also been informed that if you drag the user library to Finder it will remain visible.

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