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Q: Delete empty folders in Launchpad

I've reorganized the Launchpad, so some folders were deleted when they were emptied. But every time I reboot the Mac, those folders reappear on the Launchpad, totally empty. How I can fix that?

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 31, 2014 4:38 AM

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Q: Delete empty folders in Launchpad

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  • by eagerian,

    eagerian eagerian Nov 12, 2014 7:24 PM in response to arrobador
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    Nov 12, 2014 7:24 PM in response to arrobador

    To delete empty folder in Launchpad, i do the following step:

    first, reset launchpad with this:

    1. Go to the Finder.
    2. Hold down the Option key and click on the the Go menu.
    3. Select Library.
    4. Look for the Application Support folder. Open it.
    5. Look for the Dock folder. Open it.
    6. Locate files ending in ".db". Drag them into the Trash.
    7. Go to the menu and select Restart...
    8. Click on the Restart button.

    then after restart, i take any app on that empty folder, then I move out that.  and gotcha..Its works for me

  • by westongallagher,

    westongallagher westongallagher Nov 12, 2014 8:42 PM in response to arrobador
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    Nov 12, 2014 8:42 PM in response to arrobador

    Arrobador,

     

    If Eagerians idea doesn't work. You could try this.

     

    Open Terminal.

     

    Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Terminal

     

    Copy and paste in the following Commands in Terminal and hit return at the end of each line.

     

    defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true

    killall Dock

     

    Hope that helps,

    Weston

     

    Supporting Article,

    http://nickmanderfield.com/2014/08/ultimate-guide-to-fixing-and-resetting-osx-yo semite-launchpad/

  • by arrobador,

    arrobador arrobador Nov 13, 2014 12:55 AM in response to westongallagher
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    Nov 13, 2014 12:55 AM in response to westongallagher

    Thanks, but resetting launchpad doesn't work for me, the empty folders appear again.

  • by arrobador,

    arrobador arrobador Nov 13, 2014 1:11 AM in response to eagerian
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    Nov 13, 2014 1:11 AM in response to eagerian

    Thanks, but I've found other solution. If it fails, I'll give yours a try.

    I decided not to delete the 'persistent' empty folders, just re-used.

    I put my applications in them and I have renamed my way.

    The 'persistent' folders keeps their new names, and the other folders that were emptied just disappeared (as expected) and never appeared again (till now).

    (Sorry for my English)

  • by Gregot,

    Gregot Gregot Jan 3, 2015 5:42 PM in response to westongallagher
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    Jan 3, 2015 5:42 PM in response to westongallagher

    I know this is an old post but it works for Yosemite! For everyone else having this problem, this is your solution!

  • by prestonfromwhite castle,Helpful

    prestonfromwhite castle prestonfromwhite castle Apr 10, 2015 11:24 AM in response to arrobador
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    Apr 10, 2015 11:24 AM in response to arrobador

    So I just tried something my own way and its worked since I've done it 2 months ago. All you have to do is click and hold 1 random app, then drop it into that annoying empty folder that won't go away. After this is done, click elsewhere on the screen so that your apps aren't wobbling anymore. Last step is to re-click on that random app in that annoying folder and once the app becomes wobbly again then drag it out of the annoying folder and it will go away. Don't know why this happened in the first place but for now this seems to be working.

  • by buckmaster60,

    buckmaster60 buckmaster60 Sep 22, 2015 6:46 AM in response to prestonfromwhite castle
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    Sep 22, 2015 6:46 AM in response to prestonfromwhite castle

    There are so many cool and productive items about the MAC OS, however, some things just make you scratch your head.  Thanks for sharing. 

  • by aeurke,

    aeurke aeurke Sep 14, 2016 8:45 AM in response to prestonfromwhite castle
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    Sep 14, 2016 8:45 AM in response to prestonfromwhite castle

    This answer 100% worked for me!

     

    • Take a random app
    • Make it wobble (as if deleting it)
    • Drag and drop into folder you're trying to delete
    • Then click into folder you just dropped the app into
    • Remove the app from the folder
    • Folder will automatically delete

     

    Thanks!