Accidentally deleted trash bin from dock!

zgroten · Jan 6, 2013, 02:48 PM

Running 10.8.2 and I accidentally hit "remove from dock" on my trash bin icon, now I can't find "Trash" anywhere on computer!

Thanks in advance guys, I feel dumb.

ConCat · Jan 6, 2013, 03:09 PM

I'm not sure how you did that because I can't seem to do it... Do you have dock mods on your mac or something?

LPZ · Jan 6, 2013, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zgroten

Running 10.8.2 and I accidentally hit "remove from dock" on my trash bin icon, now I can't find "Trash" anywhere on computer!

Thanks in advance guys, I feel dumb.

What happens if you restart the computer?

blueroom · Jan 6, 2013, 03:24 PM

"Accidentally" a funny way of describing something that is very difficult to do even on purpose. It's like saying I accidentally robbed a bank.

Wouldn't you have to edit a plist file, something most folks never do.

ConCat · Jan 6, 2013, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by blueroom

"Accidentally" a funny way of describing something that is very difficult to do even on purpose. It's like saying I accidentally robbed a bank.

Wouldn't you have to edit a plist file, something most folks never do.

The default config is stored in a plist. The only way he could do this accidentally is if he's using some dock mod that includes the option to remove the trash. Of course he could also be trolling us, but I prefer to not assume such things.

kernheimer · Jan 22, 2013, 05:22 PM

no he is not trolling. since a week, my Imac also seems to have the option to empty and remove from dock. i have no idea where to change that, because my blind "holding mouse a bit longer and knowing trash is empty, is no longer due!
my bin is also remotely removed and i am a bit tiered of plist re arranging

hope somebody here finds an answer
thank you!

kernheimer · Jan 23, 2013, 06:23 PM

ok, i'm 2 day's almost further, not having had much sleep!! I figured it out... YEAH!!! PATHFINDER, prefrences!!! you can choose to let the dock open with remove from dock option!!! uncheck that and its ok again.
that is at least my sollution!!

ThirteenXIII · Jan 23, 2013, 06:53 PM

In Finder, hold Option and click GO and then Select Library

go to Preferences

and remove com.apple.dock.plist file to the desktop and restart the machine..

Jan 6, 2013, 02:48 PM	#1
zgroten macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	Accidentally deleted trash bin from dock! Running 10.8.2 and I accidentally hit "remove from dock" on my trash bin icon, now I can't find "Trash" anywhere on computer! Thanks in advance guys, I feel dumb.
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Jan 6, 2013, 03:09 PM	#2
ConCat macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: behind you. No, seriously.	I'm not sure how you did that because I can't seem to do it... Do you have dock mods on your mac or something? __________________ Con + Cat
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Jan 6, 2013, 03:24 PM	#4
blueroom macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada	"Accidentally" a funny way of describing something that is very difficult to do even on purpose. It's like saying I accidentally robbed a bank. Wouldn't you have to edit a plist file, something most folks never do. __________________ My iOS devices are not jailbroken. Bill My Blog
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Jan 22, 2013, 05:22 PM	#6
kernheimer macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	trashbin no he is not trolling. since a week, my Imac also seems to have the option to empty and remove from dock. i have no idea where to change that, because my blind "holding mouse a bit longer and knowing trash is empty, is no longer due! my bin is also remotely removed and i am a bit tiered of plist re arranging hope somebody here finds an answer thank you!
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Jan 23, 2013, 06:23 PM	#7
kernheimer macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	trash bin dock! ok, i'm 2 day's almost further, not having had much sleep!! I figured it out... YEAH!!! PATHFINDER, prefrences!!! you can choose to let the dock open with remove from dock option!!! uncheck that and its ok again. that is at least my sollution!!
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Jan 23, 2013, 06:53 PM	#8
ThirteenXIII macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2008	In Finder, hold Option and click GO and then Select Library go to Preferences and remove com.apple.dock.plist file to the desktop and restart the machine..
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