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I have uninstalled an app from Finder->Applications. But in launchpad, icon of the app still exists. How to remove it?

I've tried to restart Mac, no luck.

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Reset to default
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You may need to force launchpad to rebuild it's databases. In the Terminal run

rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db; defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true; killall Dock;

NOTE: this method will re-arrange all of your launchpad icons. – Martin Zhai

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  • The icon still exists after I run this command. :-(
    – zhm
    Commented Apr 17, 2017 at 11:24
  • Try also running defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true; killall Dock;
    – Todd Dabney
    Commented Apr 17, 2017 at 19:34
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    This time the blank icon disappeared. But be careful, this method will re-arrange all of your launchpad icons.
    – zhm
    Commented Apr 18, 2017 at 11:58
  • Thanks for the heads up @Martin Zhai, sorry if that was a pain to rebuild.
    – Todd Dabney
    Commented May 4, 2017 at 5:46
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Much easier solution: you have to "long-click", just click and keep it pressed in launchpad. The buttons start to wiggle, the interface is copied from iOS.

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  • This works most time, but not for this issue. There is no x on the icon after long pressing.
    – zhm
    Commented Jun 14, 2017 at 12:33
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Reinstall it and delete it again.

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  • Sometimes this helps. In a lot of cases, the Mac app store won't let you reinstall something that it thinks is installed. Would you elaborate on what "reinstall it" looks like in specific or in general?
    – bmike ♦
    Commented Aug 18, 2018 at 12:06

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