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The Dock is the quick-access strip for applications and documents that appears on your MacBook Desktop. Why be satisfied with just the icons that Apple places in the Dock? You can add your own applications, files, and folders to the Dock as well. Adding applications: You can add any application to your Dock by simply.

1. 5 Dock tips most Mac users need Most Mac users still use the Dock at least some of the time, so here are a few tips that may help you get even more out of using it.
2. The long ribbon of icons at the bottom of the Mac's screen is called the Dock.
3. But for Mac, with Discord open the big 'I'm a gamer, here's my Discord icon' is not something I want in my dock. Minimizing to the menu bar would be IDEAL. I've done some research on google which is directing me to some old apps (Burn, Ghosttile, Dock Dodger).

• You can fix a disappearing Dock on a Mac computer through a few troubleshooting methods.
• Your Mac Dock keeps a selection of commonly used apps along the bottom edge of your screen for quick access.
• While the Dock is usually visible on the screen, it can disappear with no clear way to get it back.
• Your Mac's Dock doesn't show up in full screen mode, and it can be set to disappear automatically, so troubleshoot these issues first.
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The Mac Dock comes pre-loaded with some of your system's most-used applications. You can also customize which applications are included in the Dock.

Sometimes that Dock can disappear, making navigating your Mac more tedious. The upgrade to Mac's Catalina OS, for example, has seen users complain that their settings are automatically changed, so the Dock disappears by default.

If you're in full screen mode, it's important to note the Dock will not show up. To do so, disable fullscreen mode by hitting the 'Esc' key and hitting the green button in the top left corner.

You can also check whether your Dock is set to hide automatically by moving your cursor over the bottom edge of your screen and seeing if it reappears.

If neither of these things is the reason, sometimes adjusting your settings can often make your Dock reappear. Here's how to get your Dock back.

How to fix a disappearing Dock on a Mac in System Preferences

1. Click the Apple logo in your Mac's upper left corner.

2. Scroll down to 'System Preferences.'

3. Select 'Dock.'

4. If 'Automatically hide and show the Dock' is checked, uncheck the box next to it.

How to fix a disappearing Dock on a Mac by restarting the Dock

1. Click on your desktop screen until you see the 'Finder' menu appear in the top left corner.

2. Click on 'File.'

3. Select 'New Finder Window.'

4. Select the 'Utilities' icon.

5. Launch the Terminal.

6. Paste or write 'killall Dock' into the Terminal window to turn off the Dock and automatically restart it.

How to fix a disappearing Dock on a Mac by resetting the Preferences list

1. Click on your desktop until you see the Finder toolbar.

2. Select 'Go.'

3. Scroll down to and choose 'Go to folder.'

4. Type '~/Library' into the search bar that appears and hit enter.

5. Click on the 'Preferences' folder.

6. Type 'com.apple.dock.plist' into the Preferences window search bar.

7. When you find the file, drag it into the trash.

8. Restart your computer.

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Luckily, Dock is perfectly customizable. Today, we are going to teach you how to add apps to the Dock and remove them if they create clutter.

How to add or remove apps from the Dock?

Mac Dock’s can also get over-cluttered by too many shortcut icons to documents and folders you visit often. So much so that many people can’t tell one app or document from another.

So before you start deleting apps and shortcuts, there are changes that can be made to the Dock settings that will tidy it up.

Go to Preferences and open Dock. Here, you can change the size of it, customize the Dock’s position, and change other default settings. You can also choose to automatically hide the Dock when you don’t need it.

However, if making those adjustments doesn't solve the problem and you want more space for apps you are now using, then you need to start removing apps from the Dock.

How you remove and add apps to the Dock has changed over the years. It depends which macOS you are currently using as to which approach is required. The Dock also comes with a few fixed items that can’t be removed or changed, such as the Finder icon, Trash, and the divider line between where apps sit.

How to add an app to Dock? Adding an app is really simple.

Simply drag the app from the Applications folder, or Desktop, into the Dock. The app itself isn't the home of that app, so removing it won’t delete the app. Instead, an alias - or shortcut is created - giving you a quick, easy link to the app you want to use. So removing an app from Dock doesn't remove it altogether, it only takes it out of the Dock.

Here is how you do that:

Removing apps from Dock

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1. Quit the app you want to remove from Dock.
2. Right-click on the app’s icon.
3. Choose Options.
4. Click Remove from Dock.

Repeat these steps for all other apps you want to remove from Dock.

How to find your hidden apps?

Some apps on your Mac are neither shown in Dock nor your Applications. These are called “shadow apps” or launch agents. Such software plays a small supporting role for other applications. Although launch agents are meant to be practical and useful, they may slow down your Mac considerably.

I find CleanMyMac X extremely useful for finding and disabling the launch agents. This software uncovers everything you have installed on your computer.

1. Get CleanMyMac X here
2. Install and launch the app
3. Go to the Optimization module
4. Click View All (number) Items
5. Click Launch Agents and select those you want to disable.
6. Click Perform.

Well done. Now your Mac performance shouldn’t be interrupted.

Keeping the Dock tidy, you will ensure yourself quick access to the apps you use often. If you don't use some of the applications, remove them from Dock. Deleting an app from Dock doesn’t remove it from your Mac. You can then access it from Applications or Desktop.

If it seems like some app overload your CPU, consider disabling its Launch Agents. It’s also a good habit to check the Unused tab in the CleanMyMac X’s Uninstaller tab to make sure you don’t have a bunch of apps you don’t even open.