New to Mac - Help with Dock

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I am new to mac too so I have no idea why this is happening but I can definately say its not normal. Perhaps you have the dock locked? Go to dock in the system preferances and see if its locked

 

OP: I suggest a new thread for the applications problem giving specifics that will help to explain exactly what's happening. The two issues are probably unrelated. For your Dock issue:

Find com.apple.dock.plist
For me (OS 10.5.8) it is in Users/MyUserName/Library/Preferences
Move that file to your Desktop
Restart (This will create a new plist file in Preferences, set to defaults.)
Try it now. Better?
If so, you can Trash the file on the Desktop.
If not, you can put it back. This will restore changes you made to your Dock.

Next: Log in under a different User Account. (Create one if you don't have another.) Do you still have the same Dock problems?

 

To make apps stay in the dock, all you have to do is right click, preferences and select keep in dock.

 

Correct, make sure you right click and "keep in dock."

Let us know if Firefox stays!


Habitus

 

That works if you open an application, which puts an icon on the right side of the Dock. Keep in Dock will then put it "permanently" on the left side. That is not the problem here. The behavior reported is not normal. No harm in trying the above suggestion though. Let us know if it works, or not. Then try the plist thing, and if necessary, a different Account.

 

That's great, but do you mind telling us (and others searching for a solution to the same problem) what you did that you think was the method of fixing it?