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How to disable dock?
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No one really minimizes windows anymore, but you can empty the Trash from the Terminal.
Not sure if this is possible, I know that you can easily restart the dock while running the system without much adverse effect but the system automatically brings it back up.
You would have to go in to the settings and stop the system from doing that.
Do you use the Dashboard? Because if you do that is a sub process of the dock and as such can't be used if you turn the dock off.
Do you use Spaces? I believe is is also a sub process of the dock.
Do you use Expose? Dock
Do you use the App switcher (cmd+tab)? Dock.
Why don't you just hide the dock? Right click the dock - Turn hiding on.
Or System Preferences - Dock - Automatically hide and show the dock.
It seems like in the past there were some progams that you could run to diable it but they are very old now and outdated and the sytem has changed a lot since then so do not know of the possible effects.
killdock <- very old and in no way would I suggest anyone runs this on anything but it might provide a research channel for the OP.
Go to /System/Library/CoreServices and move Dock.app to the desktop.
Restart your computer. If this is the behaviour you're after, then you're golden and you can delete Dock.app.
If there are adverse side effects, move Dock.app back into CoreServices and restart your computer.
Restart your computer. If this is the behaviour you're after, then you're golden and you can delete Dock.app.
If there are adverse side effects, move Dock.app back into CoreServices and restart your computer.
I was hesitant to suggest this method as it might cause problems with actually starting the computer to a usable mode? Or is this a safe method?
Ah... I see... The dock is already hidden, I just dont like how it pops up all the time. I look into it a little more.
No one minimizes their windows? What?? So you just leave a million windows on your desktop for clutter's sake and expect everyone else to do the same?
Just hiding windows is so much easier. And keeps the Dock from getting cluttered with minimized windows.
Why don't you just drag the dock to the left or right hand side of the screen and turn hiding on. I think its safer than relocating the dock.app.
No idea, but it's not an unfixable problem. Boot your Leopard disk, move the Dock back where it belongs using the Terminal, reboot.
Meh, I always forget about single user mode. But yes, it would be easier and faster.