{"id":26294,"date":"2017-02-13T08:42:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T13:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/?p=26294"},"modified":"2017-02-07T11:44:27","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T16:44:27","slug":"remove-unused-apps-from-your-macs-dock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/remove-unused-apps-from-your-macs-dock\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Unused Apps from Your Mac\u2019s Dock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple puts all sorts of apps into your Mac\u2019s Dock by default, but if you find that you never use some of those items, like Siri, Launchpad, or Maps, don\u2019t be shy about removing them. It\u2019s your Dock! To remove an app\u2019s icon from the Dock, simply click it and drag it far enough off the Dock that a Remove tag appears above the icon. Let go and the icon disappears\u2014if the app is running, the icon won\u2019t disappear until you quit the app. There\u2019s no downside to removing items since it\u2019s so easy to add them merely by dragging apps back to the Dock. Most apps are found in the Applications folder.<\/p>\n

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Apple puts all sorts of apps into your Mac\u2019s Dock by default, but if you find that you never use some of those items, like Siri, Launchpad, or Maps, don\u2019t be shy about removing them. It\u2019s your Dock! 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