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There are two ways to clear up the non frequently used apps from the dock. 1) By dragging the application icon away from dock. You can drag the application icon away from the dock to remove it. You may find that sometimes when you do it, the icons just keep coming back to the dock, this is because you are not dragging it far from dock. The final option of removing an application from the dock is to right click on the icon, proceed to the options menu and then click ‘remove from dock’. Please note that removing a application from the dock will not delete your application. The dock is simply a pointer to the original application on your hard drive. Select Remove From Dock (If you want to remove a Folder icon, hold down the Control key and then click and hold its icon to see it’s menu.) Add Applications To The Dock. There are a few ways to add Applications to the Dock but this one is the one I use most often. Click on the Finder icon on the Dock to open a Finder window.
Use Launchpad to delete an app
Launchpad offers a convenient way to delete apps that were downloaded from the App Store.
How To Remove An App From Mac Dock App
- To open Launchpad, click it in the Dock or open it from your Applications folder. You can also pinch closed with your thumb and three fingers on your trackpad.
- If you don't see the app in Launchpad, type its name in the search field at the top of the screen. Or swipe right or left with two fingers on your trackpad to show the next or previous page.
- Press and hold the Option (⌥) key, or click and hold any app until the apps jiggle.
- Click next to the app that you want to delete, then click Delete to confirm. The app is deleted immediately. Apps that don't show either didn't come from the App Store or are required by your Mac. To delete an app that didn't come from the App Store, use the Finder instead.
Deleting an app doesn't cancel any subscription you may have purchased with that app. Learn how to cancel subscriptions for apps that were downloaded from the App Store.
Use the Finder to delete an app
- Locate the app in the Finder. Most apps are in your Applications folder, which you can open by clicking Applications in the sidebar of any Finder window. Or use Spotlight to find the app, then press and hold the Command (⌘) key while double-clicking the app in Spotlight.
- Drag the app to the Trash, or select the app and choose File > Move to Trash.
- If you're asked for a user name and password, enter the name and password of an administrator account on your Mac. This is probably the name and password you use to log in to your Mac.
- To delete the app, choose Finder > Empty Trash.
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To use an app again after deleting it, either reinstall it or restore it from a backup.
- To reinstall apps that were installed as part of macOS, reinstall macOS. This applies to apps such as Safari, iTunes, Books, Messages, Mail, Calendar, Photos, and FaceTime.
- You can also redownload apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books that were installed from the App Store, iTunes Store, or Apple Books.
Learn how to delete apps on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Learn what to do if the Dock contains an icon with a question mark.
If your dock is getting cluttered may be because of you adding several unnecessary applications to the dock, then you can fix this and make your dock look great again.
There are two ways to clear up the non frequently used apps from the dock
1) By dragging the application icon away from dock
You can drag the application icon away from the dock to remove it. You may find that sometimes when you do it, the icons just keep coming back to the dock, this is because you are not dragging it far from dock.
How To Remove An App From Mac Dock Without
You need to drag the icon away until it says Remove at the top of icon and then just drop it to remove from dock. People often get confused that by doing this you are moving the app icon from dock to desktop which is wrong, it just removes it from dock, it doesn’t add it to the desktop.
Control + click on the icon
How To Remove An App From Mac Dock Settings
This is another way of doing it. Press Control key and click on the applications icon in the dock. A list of options would pop up, hover on the “Options“, it would show the option “Remove from dock“, click on it. That’s it.