Removing Apps from Launchpad

[vodouman]

Hi guys,

Just installed Things.app and it has made a duplicate on my Launchpad, looks stupid and it's annoying me. I tried to use AppZapper to get rid of it, I then reset and one of the logos remained anyway :/

Any ideas?

- Vodouman

 

[RobT]

Use the command in Terminal:

sudo rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db

Then run the command in Terminal:

sudo killall Dock



If that doesn't help, uninstall Things, run the above conmands, then reinstall Things.

 

[vodouman]

Use the command in Terminal:

sudo rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db

Then run the command in Terminal:

sudo killall Dock



If that doesn't help, uninstall Things, run the above conmands, then reinstall Things.

Thanks for your response! Would you mind explaining to me what the command does so that I can learn something?

- Vodouman

 

[Cripps]

I am a little lazy so I use an App to do it

http://launchpadcleaner.com/

 

[Quad5Ny]

Basic:
I'm a Admin (here's my password), Please delete any files with the .db extension in my user folder under /Library/Application Support/Dock/ and then restart the Dock. (The Dock will automatically restart when terminated)

Detailed:

• sudo
  Runs the following commands as a Superuser (Administrator)
  
  
• rm
  Unlinks (removes/deletes) a file
  
  
• ~
  Shortcut to the currently logged in users home directory (ex: /Users/JohnSmith/)
  
  
• /Library/Application\ Support/Dock/
  A folder path which (if you include the ~) equals: Macintosh HD>Users>JohnSmith>Library>Application Support>Dock
  (The forward slash \ is because you can't have spaces in file paths when using Terminal, this fixes up the typed string so it doesn't error out)
  
  
• *.db
  Is specifying which file
  (The * is a wild card letting it know to delete a file with any name. The .db is telling it to only delete files with the db extension. So AnyFileName.db)

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• sudo
  Runs commands as superuser
  
  
• killall
  Asks a application to terminate (Quit) by name
  
  
• Dock
  The application you want killall to terminate (Note that the name IS case sensitive)

You're removing the .db file because this is where the layout of the Launchpad icons are stored and restarting the Dock (Launchpad is part of the Dock App) so the .db file gets re-created and re-loaded.


Note that since you're working with your own (and not system) files, the "sudo" at the start of these commands was not really necessary.

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[vodouman]

Massive thanks to all of you for helping me with that (the person providing the solution and the bloke who explained the Terminal commands).

Fixed my problem and also re-arranged them in alphabetical order, brilliant

 

[GGJstudios]

I tried to use AppZapper to get rid of it, I then reset and one of the logos remained anyway

That's because in most cases, app removal software such as AppZapper doesn't do a thorough job of deleting files/folders related to deleted apps. For more information, read this.

The most effective method for complete app removal is manual deletion:

Best way to FULLY DELETE a program​