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Application icon remain in the dock after apps are closed

Hi Mac OS Community!


I have Mac OS 10.8.4. I notice that after I quit apps, their icon seems to stay in the Dock afterwards.


How can I keep the Finder from leaving closed apps icons on the dock?


Thanks!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Nov 10, 2013 11:24 AM

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Nov 10, 2013 11:26 AM in response to erterm

First of all, note that some applications are not close just by pressing the red button at the top left corner of the application window. If this is the case, press Command and Q keys to close the app, so the application icon should disappear from the Dock.


If this doesn't happen, the app is selected to appear in the Dock, so just drag the application icon off the Dock when it's closed, or right-click it and go to Options, and untick "Keep in Dock" or press "Remove from Dock"

Application icon remain in the dock after apps are closed

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