Every time I reboot my mac, Launchpad rearranges all of its icons, eliminating the purpose of having a "quick access" menu. Is there any fix for this?
IMAC (RETINA 5K, 27-INCH, LATE 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12.6)
Resolve issues caused by changing the permissions of items in your home folder - Apple Support
- Changes that you make in System Preferences aren't saved after you quit System Preferences.
- Changes that you make to the Dock aren't saved after you log out of your user account.
- Windows that were open the last time you logged out or quit an app (before you changed permissions) open again after you log in or open the app.
Reset permissions
If the issue started after changing the permissions of items in your home folder, reset permissions:
- From the Finder menu bar, choose Go > Home. Your home folder opens.
- Choose File > Get Info. An Info window for your home folder opens.
- If the Sharing & Permissions section at the bottom of the window isn't open, click the triangle
in that section to open it.
- If the Lock button at the bottom of the window shows a closed lock
, click the lock and enter an administrator name and password.
- Click the Action menu
in the bottom corner of the window, then choose “Apply to enclosed items.” Click OK to confirm the action. A progress bar appears at the top of the window.
- When the progress bar completes, open the Terminal app, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
- Paste or type this command in Terminal, then press Return:
diskutil resetUserPermissions / `id -u`
On U.S. keyboards, the ` character is just above the Tab key. After entering the diskutil command, if Terminal says that permissions reset on user home directory failed (error -69841), enter, then enter the diskutil command again.chflags -R nouchg ~
- When the process completes, quit Terminal.
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How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac - Apple Support
If this issue doesn't happen with a new user account, I recommend using the following article to remove any login items:
macOS Sierra: If you think you have incompatible login items
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Thank you for this, but I'm afraid it hasn't worked. Is there anything else you know of that could?
Another user on the computer has no issues with launchpad, and removing all of my login items didn't fix this either. Do you have any further suggestions?
Launchpad rearranges every time I reboot
