I used to have my Application folder in the dock but it seems to have dissappeared and to see my Applications I have to go to Finder.
I am on Yosemite OS X version 10.10.5
Hope somebody can help please
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
It would be very unusual to have your applications folder in he Dock - you probably had applications there - to add applications to the Dock drag them form the Applications folder to the Dock - and check your Dock preferences in the system preferences - you may have changed a setting
LN
It would be very unusual to have your applications folder in he Dock - you probably had applications there - to add applications to the Dock drag them form the Applications folder to the Dock - and check your Dock preferences in the system preferences - you may have changed a setting
LN
Thank you Larry for replying so promptly.
I have had this machine about 4/5 years and I am sure that up till recently I had a Logo in the Dock with a capital A - very similar to the one where they show all the new ones available.
I used to click on this logo and all MY apps. would appear with their logos etc.
Just find your Applications folder and drag into the Dock just above the Trash bin. You can then set it up to view as a Folder or Stack and view the contents as aList or Grid.
Hi Old Toad
I did as you suggested BUT now only had a line above trash bin and when I click on it it just gives me a double ended arrow? Also it has now disappeared from Finder!
Hope you can help me.
Elizabeth
Did you accidentally drop the Applications folder into the Trash bin? Check in there.
Hi Old Toad
If I did drop it in - the it is lost because I emptied the trash yesterday.
Thanks for all your help
Elizabeth
Move your Dock to the bottom of the screen, if it is not already there.
On the left side of the Dock there are applications, on the right side you put documents and/or folders next to the Trashbin. There is a small dividing line between the two sectors.
Open Finder, grab the Applications folder and drag it to the right sector nect to the Trashbin and right of the dividing line, after it settles, let go.
You can arrange the display of the folder as Old Toad said (obviously he has the Dock vertically).
Lex
The system should not let you delete the basic apps in the Applications folder. Do a search for Calendar.app or Calculator.app or Chess.app. Those are apps that the system won't let you delete. See where they are located. If Spotlight can't find them download and runFind Any File to search for those file like:
1 - Name contains Chess.app
The search results window will show you where the app and the Applications folder is located.
FAF can search areas that Spotlight can't like invisible folders, system folders and packages.
Thank you so much Old Toad.
I managed to find ALL the Applications through Spotlight and they are now sitting on my Desktop in one file. I did try to move it to above the Trashcan but it wouldn't go. But I am happy with it on Desktop.
Best wishes and thanks from
Elizabeth (A silver surfer)
You should keep the application in the Applications folder located as shown in this screenshot:
If they are not located there automatic updaters and installers will not know where the app are. If you want easy access to the apps from the desktop make an alias of the Applications folder by Control (right) - clicking on it and selecting Make Alias in the contextual menu:
Put the alias file on the Desktop. It'll look like this:
MY Application folder does in to appear in my Dock so I have to go to Finder to look.
