Launchpad is a feature introduced in Mac OS X Lion based on the iOS springboard. A collection of application icons and folders is accessed either by clicking an icon in the dock or by pressing a specific key on newer Macs/Apple Keyboards. Applications can be launched with a click.
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How do I get Launchpad's incremental search to work again?
Launchpad's incremental search has stopped working for me. I've tried killing the Dock (Launchpad and window management is all part of the Dock) but Launchpad is still unresponsive to the keyboard. I ...
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Where is the Launchpad database stored and is there a way to edit it directly?
When exploring the new Launchpad feature, at first, it would seem as is it draws it's content primarily from the Programs folder.
It seems to be the case, however, that the Launchpad database is ...
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Mac App Store Problem
Memory Clean update & Pocket new purchase both stuck in installing bar, though in MAS purchase page appears " installed".
Both appear in launchpad as if in progress but with full bar.
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Can i map other folder to Launchpad
I am using OSX 10.8.
Is it possible to map an extra Application folder to launchpad so that launchpad will pick .app from that folder too ?
I have osx install disk names OSX and i install apps in ...
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Remove launchpad
I'm using alfred so no need in launchpad.
Is it safe to delete launchpad, any applications that depends from it?
How i can remove launchpad? Maybe AppCleaner application can help?
Thanks.
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How to delete unused icon from launchpad? [duplicate]
This is my first Mac and I've had it for less then a day.
I downloaded an iPod to Mac a transfer program and after using it I wanted to get rid of it. For some reason the icon stays in the launchpad ...
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Launchpad indexing tweaks
With Launchpad, does anyone know where the base files and preferences for Launchpad are located?
I was wondering, is it possible to index 2 separate applications folders and combine them into one on ...
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How can Mountain Lion be prevented from reorganizing app layout in Launch Pad?
I organize my 100+ apps in a very particular order, only to find out that a few days later they are completely out of order. Imagine your iPad or iPhone doing that - would be very annoying.
Is this ...
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Duplicate launchpad icons where can I find the apps ?
I have this strange behavior on Mac OS X Mountain Lion when I installed OpenSceneGraph. Please How to fix it ? I have duplicate icons on the launchpad. I 've tried the following solution : How Do I ...
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Does deleting Mac App Store apps in Launchpad delete related files in the Library folders too?
When I delete Mac App Store apps in Launchpad, does it delete related files in the Library folders too? I mean files like preferences, application support files etc.
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Cannot rearrange Launchpad Icons
I just installed Lion over Snow Leopard. I was trying to rearrange the icons in Launchpad into folders/groups. It worked for a while, but sometime in the middle of rearranging I could no longer take ...
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How do I restore Dashboard widget list? (Launchpad-style adding)
When using a tutorial to clear Launchpad of its mess I had in /Applications, I accidentally cleared Dashboard's list of widgets when I click the (+) button to add downloaded widgets at the same time, ...
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How do I rearrange whole launchpad pages on Mountain Lion?
How do I rearrange/move whole launchpad pages on Mountain Lion? If I want launchpad page 5 to become page 2 it is quite tiresome to move all applications from page 4 to page 5, from page 3 to page 4 ...
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Is there a way to transfer a Launchpad layout to another machine?
If I spend time grouping apps in neat folders in Launchpad on one machine, is there a way to copy that mapping to another system without having to manually organize everything all over again ?
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Did Mountain Lion fix Launchpad's re-arranging curse?
Anyone that has used Launchpad aggressively knows that (at least on Lion) it would re-arrange the icons upon reboot. There was no way to save or lock the order and location of the icons. Is this ...
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Prevent Duplicate items in Launchpad from mounted partition
I have a MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. I partitioned the HD, installed Lion on the new partition and used Migration Assistant to copy settings and Applications.
I now have duplicates for most ...
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How can I create a keyboard shortcut for LaunchPad on OS X Lion (10.7)?
I know how to open Launchpad via a gesture, creating a hot corner and obviously clicking on it in the dock .... what I am looking for is creating a keyboard shortcut to open Launchpad. I tried going ...
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How Do I Remove Duplicate Apps From Launchpad?
I have three copies of Skype. How do I remove them from Launchpad?
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Is there any way to rename app name in lauchpad?
I have 3 eclipses installed on my mac eclipse jee, eclipse for android and eclipse for php.
all three eclipses are cooming in launchpad with the name eclipse.
Is there any way i can rename app name ...
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Can't uninstall Mac App Store purchased apps when in Launchpad
I can't seem to uninstall Mac App Store purchased applications.
I know that holding down the Option key, and once the icons start jiggling clicking the “X” shown in the corner of icons only works for ...
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Alternative way to add Apps to LaunchPad
I noticed that its possible to add custom apps to the launchpad by dragging apps to the launchpad on the dock. However I removed it from dock, but still want to add an application without dragging it ...
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How do you delete apps from Lion's Launchpad?
When pressing alt/option in Lion's Launchpad, only some icons get the delete X overlay to remove them. How do you delete the others? I've read that control-option-command should do this, but it ...
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Mountain Lion displaying graphical artefacts on screen
I have a default automatic login account, User A. The Dock renders all it is responsible for (Dock, Launchpad, Mission Control) correctly for User A, but when I Fast User Switch to User B or C or the ...
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Lost Launchpad configuration
If I move an app in Launchpad and then I "killall Dock" from the terminal, the Launchpad sometimes gets its previous configuration so my changes are lost. How can I restart the Dock without losing the ...
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How to use LaunchPad and Mission Control on Mountain Lion with an external keyboard
I am using an external (generic) keyboard.
I just switched from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion.
On Snow Leopard, I could pull up Expose by pressing F2 on my external keyboard, but now I can't.
Is ...
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Launchpad changes Lion vs Mountain Lion
When using input devices without gesture capabilities, with Lion I would use either the cursor keys to move between panes, and sometimes even map extra buttons on the mouse to Left and Right buttons ...
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Low-res icons displayed in Dock and Launchpad
since about a week I have some Icons in the Dock and in the Launchpad (e.g.: AppStore, Mission Control) with low-res icons.
However if I start the app (in this case App Store), the correct (hi-res) ...
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My Launchpad organization was reset with Mountain Lion. How can I recover it?
I had neatly sorted the applications in Launchpad when I was running Lion. But after upgrading to Mountain Lion, none of my custom folders are there any more, and it seems Launchpad is back to the ...
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2 instances of Xcode installed?
I originally installed Xcode via Apple's developer website (not through the App Store). Later on, I installed Xcode via the App Store.
Now in Launchpad, I have two icons for each of these apps: ...
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cannot delete application on Lion
I cannot delete remove applications on Lion.
When I delete some application in launchpad it disappear and reappear.
Situations are quite the same as in this clip( ...
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Skype is showing up in Launchpad twice — why? How do I fix it?
Skype is showing up in Launchpad twice. It's been acting like this for a while but if I remember correctly I think it first started when I let Skype auto-update itself a while back.
Any ideas why ...
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Why does deleting a Mac OS X app leaves its shortcut in the Launchpad?
Whenever I delete an app from the Applications folder, its shortcut stays in the Launchpad. In order to delete it, I have to click on it (a question mark appears), and then drag to the trash can. Is ...
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How can I get the Parallels Desktop Application Icons in Launchpad?
I have the opposite problem of this one; I have Parallels Desktop 6 installed and while I do have the Applications folder in the dock, I don't have links to any of these applications in Launchpad.
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Why does Launchpad not remember my icon settings?
I'm trying to use the Launchpad feature in Mac OS X, but my icons keep on getting rearranged.
I'll manually move icons around to my liking, but then after a restart, many of them are automatically ...
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Removing uninstall icons
OS X newbie here.
Many applications come with their own uninstall icons - like CS5.5, which adds three of them. Those are installed side-by-side with the application icons themselves.
To me, they ...
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What affects the order of applications in Lauchpad?
When opening Launchpad I've noticed that every page has different amount of applications laid out. Also, they doesn't seem to be ordered by any criteria (name, usage frequency or size). What are the ...
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Is there a way to navigate or filter Launchpad using type-selection?
Launchpad quickly becomes a mess once you have many apps installed. Especially seeing the fact that stuff like 'Microsoft Silverlight' (which you most likely will never run manually, but runs as a ...
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Is there a more-accurate indicator of an app download's progress than what appears in Launchpad?
While downloading an application from the Mac App Store, you are presented with a progress indicator in Launchpad, like so:
For a large install (like Xcode, as shown) this doesn't provide a ...
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Inaccurate click to open an app from Launchpad: closes Launchpad
I'm surprised how much I use Launchpad after upgrading to Lion both to launch and switch to applications, to the extent that I rarely find myself showing the Dock anymore. I do have one problem, ...
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Unmodified F4 no longer summons LaunchPad
When I press F4, it no longer summons LaunchPad. F3 still invokes Mission Control, and the other function keys, without modifiers, have their respective meanings (volume, play, etc), but I can only ...
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How do I stop Launchpad from changing app/folder order? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a way to keep your app icons sorted by name in LaunchPad?
How do I stop Launchpad from changing the app/folder order that I set?
I have quite a few ...
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How can I remove the Parallels icons from Launchpad in Lion?
I have Parallels Desktop 6 installed and after an upgrade to Lion I got a whole bunch of Windows app icons on Launchpad:
They look ugly and don't have a remove button.
They also don't exist in my ...
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How can I change the icon size in Lauchpad?
The icon in Launchpad look huge on my iMac and I usually like my icons fairly small.
Is there a setting to resize the icon app size in Lauchpad?
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How do I move an application from Launchpad into Applications folder?
I purchased Pixelmator 2 from the Mac App store. The app appeared in Launchpad, but not in my applications folder. The problem is that I don't use Launchpad.
I can't find where Pixelmator is actually ...
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Why does the three-fingers gesture not work in Lion Launchpad
When Launchpad is displayed, the vertical three-fingers gesture does not switch to Mission Control as I would have expected. Is there a way to change this?
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Can I make the Launchpad key (F4) on my new Macbook Pro toggle Mission Control instead?
I will never use Launchpad, however I really like Mission Control. I'd love to disable the Launchpad feature and make my F4 key toggle Mission Control instead. F3 does that already, however I'd like ...
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Is there a way to change the gesture that invokes Launchpad?
i use launchpad quite a lot, but find the 'finger & thumb' pinch rather awkward.
i never use mission control, and would love to use the 3 finger vertical swipe for launchpad instead of mission ...
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“Install Xcode.app” won't uninstall from my Mac
I downloaded the new Xcode 4.2 update yesterday and installed it. The installer shows up in Launchpad as an app, see screenshot below.
When I hold the mouse button and click the 'X' to delete, ...
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Can I bind a Launchpad shortcut on my [PC] mouse?
I have created a shortcut for Launchpad using the keyboard, but cannot figure out how to make one for the 4th button on my mouse. This would eliminate the need for even using the dock...for the most ...
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Can you create shortcut in Lions Launchpad?
As it says in title. I want to add one for Eclipse, to have all in one place.
