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apple.local Dock[255]: ECFileOperationRevealURL failed with -43
Cmd+click on any file can reveal them in Finder but now takes no effect.
I reviewed the console log and found following error:
May 2 00:14:12 apple.local Dock[255]: ...
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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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Mac app pop up durring instlaation from app store?
I am running mountain lion on mid 2009 macbook pro. I used to see an animation of app popping out of apple mac store and coming to the dock, then they changed pop up destination to mission control. ...
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Have Mountain Lion Messages running but hidden from dock?
I use Mountain Lion (10.8.3) Messages exclusively to monitor text messages sent to my cell phone. When I first start my computer or login Messages is hidden (I don't want it in my dock) and if I ...
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Macbook Air login screen twice
I have a serious problem with my 2011 MacBook Air (current OS version (Mountain Lion))
Always on startup, I have to enter my password twice.
Right after entering it the first time, the screen is gray ...
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Pressing CMD + Folder from dock opens finder at bottom page
When I press Command and click on a folder in the Dock, Finder should come up and show me it's location there. However, Finder shows up and the page is scrolled all the way to the buttom. So I have to ...
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Finder not showing toolbar and sidebar sometimes
I'm running OS X 10.8.2 with TotalFinder.
Recently, when launching Finder from dock stacks—for instance, the Downloads folder—by clicking the "Open in Finder", the toolbar and sidebar are both hidden ...
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Can the Finder Dock be fixed to show all icons of aliases instead of some?
I have a folder in my dock full of aliases to applications. When I add a new alias, the icon doesn't usually show up in the Dock folder:
but the icons are there in the Finder window for the same ...
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Why do apps which are not installed run from an external bootable drive?
After a disk crash in my MacBook Pro running Lion, I replaced the drive, installed Mountain Lion, and am rebuilding my system. I used Migration Assistant to transfer from an external bootable clone ...
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How to make the dock transparent in Mountain Lion?
When I log in as a Guest user on Mountain Lion, i get a transparent dock with no background 'surface':
I can seem to find the settings that would make the dock in my own users' desktop look like ...
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Open Safari in a new window from Dock?
Is there a way I can open Safari in a new window directly from dock ? For example, CMD + Safari on dock reveals the application in Finder. Is there another key combination that can open a new window ?
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How to get old Dock Exposé on Mountain Lion?
Dock Exposé was a Snow Leopard feature which allowed users to click on an app on the Dock and, holding that click, windows of that app would be exposed. On Mountain Lion, Dock Exposé doesn't seem to ...
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Why do some apps not show up on the dock in Mountain Lion?
I'm not sure if this was intentional, or if this is a problem, but when I open the App Store or Messages, they don't show up at all in the dock, but they run just fine otherwise. Why is this and how ...
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Can't get rid of incomplete download bar underneath dock icon
My Downloads folder in my dock has been showing a download/progress bar at 50% since yesterday. There aren't any half-complete files in my Download folder, Google Chrome isn't awaiting any action to ...
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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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Why is there / what is this RED, translucent square within my Apps “stacks”?
I was having trouble with growl, and was sorta moving it around within other folders, etc.. and now I have this STRANGE, translucent, Red Square underneath the icon. See below.
I've never seen ...
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Automatically removing Dock icons not consistent in Mountain Lion
I know that whenever we add an icon to the dock, it gets added to ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist file.
So, when I wanted to remove a dock icon from a program, I removed the corresponding ...
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What should the “Show Recents” menu item do?
When I click with the right mouse button on the Messages icon on the dock bar, I see there is a "Show Recents" menu item.
When I click on it, the only thing it seems to do is showing me a Finder ...
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Is there a way to completely disable Dock?
I want the Dock completely gone. I haven't used it in the past three releases of OS X (10.5 to present). I want it completely gone, and LaunchBar there instead. Is there a way to kill the Dock so ...
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Mountain Lion sometimes hangs when mouse enters Dock – pointer is movable, but the MacBook Air seems otherwise frozen
I have a mid-2011 13" MacBook Air (MacBookAir4,2 with Intel HD Graphics 3000).
Since installing Mountain Lion I sometimes encounter a problem when I move the mouse cursor over the dock to click ...
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com.apple.dock.extra - maxing CPU
I've recently installed Mountain Lion and the com.apple.dock.extra process is suddenly constantly active - and is maxing my CPU usage. Activity monitor is showing usage running from as low as 45% to ...
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How to fix missing Dock icon when Safari is active and minimized?
After recently upgrading to Mountain Lion, I had no problems with my settings or personalization of my environment. However, all of a sudden (yesterday) and for no reason I've been able to discern, ...
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Mountain Lion Notification Center glitches
I’m experiencing a number of issues with the Mountain Lion Notification Center and Dock. Just wanted to check whether anyone else is having similar problems.
On my 2011 iMac, the Dock doesn’t show ...
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Dock is semi-functional after Mountain Lion upgrade
So I updated to Mountain Lion recently, and as far as I can tell everything has been great. Except that Dock doesn’t really function as it is supposed to. It shows up, but when I launch an application ...
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Cannot move dock icons in Mountain Lion
When I drag an existing icon from one place to another in Mountain Lion I cannot click to release it. It just remains 'stuck' to the mouse pointer.
Anyone know how to fix this?
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How to decrease the delay to drag and drop files into windows via Dock?
The Dock (as of 10.7+) allows you to drag files over an application icon, invoking application exposé which allows you to drag the file over the window of choice and drop it in where you want.
The ...
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Why does my Mac have laggy/choppy Dock magnification effect?
I have a retina MacBook Pro and I noticed a laggy/choppy magnification effect when hovering the mouse over the dock. I thought Mountain Lion would fix that, but apparently its a bit more laggy now as ...
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Removing Reminders and Notes from the dock?
After upgrading to Mountain Lion today, I'm noticing the Reminders and Notes apps now having been added to the dock.
Great way to discover those apps if you're not aware of them, but I'm not going to ...
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How can I disable the delay + minimum distance when deleting icons from the Dock by dragging in Mountain Lion?
As you all know, Dock icons can be removed by simply clicking them and dragging them out of the Dock. As soon as the “poof” animation appears, you can release the mouse button to remove the icon.
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How can I remove an icon from dock in ML?
In previous releases of OS X, you were able to remove an icon from the dock by just dragging it off. However, this does not seem to work anymore.
How can I remove a program's icon from the dock?
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Hide unused icons from Dock
I just installed Mountain Lion, and I notice that the icons for Launchpad, App Store, To-Dos and Notes cannot be removed from my Dock — if I try to drag them off my Dock, they float back in.
Is there ...
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iTunes track notifications for Mountain Lion
In OS X Lion there was the preference (via a Terminal command) to enable iTunes track notifications that were displayed as a popup in the dock.
So far it seems as though Mountain Lion does not allow ...
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Has anyone found a download for a Mountain Lion resembling Dock theme?
Mountain Lion has a SWEET new Dock look that I'd love to replicate into my Lion install. Has anyone found a download link for any kind of fan art resembling it accurately, yet?
