Progress bar under Downloads in Dock

Try doing a Dock restart using the following Terminal command:

killall Dock

Log out/in and test. If that doesn’t work, you need to look in your user Library/Applications Support/Dock for the .db. Use the Finder “Go To Folder” command. Enter ~/Library/Applications Support/Dock. Move the .db to your desktop.

Then try a dock reset.

Applications/Utilities/Terminal enter the command

killall Dock

Log out/in test. If it works okay, delete the .db from the desktop.

If the Dock is the same, return the .db to where you got them from, overwriting the newer ones.

You are welcome.

Cheers Eric great solution!!

This is a known bug in Yosemite (and I'm pretty sure it occurred in Mavericks, too). I see it quite often. The above Terminal command/logout solution works, but the half-finished progress bar returns in my experience. The solution I've found to be the fastest is drag off the offending folder, and then drag it back on.

I have also been dealing with the non-disappearing bar underneath the download folder in my dock since upgrading to Mavericks from Mountain Lion on my MBP 15" Retina (late 2012 version). I've been using Yosemite since it was released (upgrade, not fresh install- I haven't noticed any other issues). I've mostly just ignored the bar and assumed that it would get fixed in an OS patch/update/new version (like Mavericks to Yosemite).

But... since this doesn't seem to be a priority... I thought I'd check out if anyone else is having this issue. Looks like it's a fairly widespread issue based on my skulks through various Apple/Mac/OS X forums and message boards.

Braintoniq's "drag the offending folder off the dock, then back on again" was an instant fix on my end. I also tried the Terminal command/logout solution, but who wants to log out and back in every few hours? I'm really curious to know if this is on Apple's radar at all, or if this is just too minor of a user-experience issue to rate fixing.

The "drag the offending folder off the dock, then back on again" is the quickest and easiest solution (at least until a permanent one is found).

Thanks so much braintoniq!

-Ben

This is an ancient question, but just in case someone else stumbles on it. Just remove the DL folder from the Dock and drag a new one from your Users folder.

Done in El Capitan 10.11.3.

That is just a temp solution. I don't see why we have to do this every time it happens. Why can't Apply just fix the **** thing already.

Another year another OSX, how long do apple need to fix this bug, it's beyond annoying... 😠😠

Its been there for years and years and years. Still persists in OS X High Sierra (2017). THE only way to make it go away is to reboot the computer.

That does not work in High Sierra.