Dock Icons Stuck

AndrewLouie · AndrewLouie #1 (**permalink**)

11-02-2009, 04:26 AM

Hi, I have a mac and my friend played a trick on me and made my dock locked. It can't remove icons, put things in it unless an application has a option to have an icon in the dock.

I have tried to find some modifying applications in my mac but there isn't any. I tried to download modifying apps which allows to lock and unlock the dock and locked and unlocked the dock, but it didn't work.

Can any Mac Professionals here help a poor kid out? Thanks in advance.

TattooedMac · TattooedMac #2 (**permalink**)

11-02-2009, 06:35 AM

How did your friend LOCK the dock.

You can try going into terminal and type "killall Dock" without the " and then press enter.

JUKE179r · JUKE179r #3 (**permalink**)

11-02-2009, 06:37 AM

LOL that's funny right there!

AndrewLouie · AndrewLouie #4 (**permalink**)

11-02-2009, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tattooedmac

How did your friend LOCK the dock.

You can try going into terminal and type "killall Dock" without the " and then press enter.

I didn't work

I don't think any thing happened.

After I press enter. another sentence appeared which is the same with the sentence before i hit "killall dock".

HELP me!

Sawday · Sawday #5 (**permalink**)

11-02-2009, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewLouie

Hi, I have a mac and my friend played a trick on me and made my dock locked.

I think you mean 'ex-friend'.

toMACsh · toMACsh #6 (**permalink**)

11-02-2009, 08:35 AM

Andrew, tell your "friend" the joke was very funny, you've been had. Now, you want it back to normal. If this "friend" refuses, remove the "r" from that designation, for good.

wmprice1240 · wmprice1240 #7 (**permalink**)

11-02-2009, 09:38 AM

Try this:

Open the Finder and go to

<YOUR-HOME-DIRECTORY>/Library/Preferences

were <YOUR-HOME-DIRECTORY> is where you keep all of your user specific files; it will be your user name.

You need to find the file named

com.apple.dock.plist

delete this file.

Then you can either open the Terminal (as others have suggested) and type

killall dock

or you can select the Apple Menu at the top left hand corner of your screen and select 'Force Quit'. Select the 'Finder' app and click relaunch.

By removing the com.apple.dock.plist file you are resetting your dock to the factory defaults. This should remedy the trick your friend played on you. However, if a third party app was installed, you may need to find out exactly what was installed and remove it. For now, try the approach above.

wmprice1240 · wmprice1240 #8 (**permalink**)

11-02-2009, 09:41 AM

Also, I would ask your 'friend' (the word is questionable at this point) to determine exactly how he/she was able to access your machine and make these modifications. Ideally you do not want anyone else but you accessing any of the files/folders on your machine under any sort of circumstance.

AndrewLouie · AndrewLouie #9 (**permalink**)

11-02-2009, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wmprice1240

Try this:

Open the Finder and go to

<YOUR-HOME-DIRECTORY>/Library/Preferences

were <YOUR-HOME-DIRECTORY> is where you keep all of your user specific files; it will be your user name.

You need to find the file named

com.apple.dock.plist

delete this file.

Then you can either open the Terminal (as others have suggested) and type

killall dock

or you can select the Apple Menu at the top left hand corner of your screen and select 'Force Quit'. Select the 'Finder' app and click relaunch.

By removing the com.apple.dock.plist file you are resetting your dock to the factory defaults. This should remedy the trick your friend played on you. However, if a third party app was installed, you may need to find out exactly what was installed and remove it. For now, try the approach above.

It didn't work

It just said "No matching processes belonging to you were found"

virtuoso · virtuoso #10 (**permalink**)

11-02-2009, 07:32 PM

Open up Terminal. Copy & paste defaults write com.apple.dock contents-immutable -bool false then press enter.
Then type killall Dock then enter.
That should do the trick.

virtuoso · virtuoso #11 (**permalink**)

11-02-2009, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewLouie

It didn't work

It just said "No matching processes belonging to you were found"

You have to type an uppercase D when entering killall Dock.

AndrewLouie · AndrewLouie #12 (**permalink**)

11-03-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by virtuoso

You have to type an uppercase D when entering killall Dock.

I tried it again, it did defaulted all my dock, expose, spaces preference, but the dock icons still can't be removed

torchy · torchy #13 (**permalink**)

11-03-2009, 10:13 PM

Do you have Tinker Tool installed?
If so, that is one app that I know can lock your Dock and can also put everything back to default if changed with the software..

TinkerTool: Details

Chris H. · Chris H. #14 (**permalink**)

11-03-2009, 10:58 PM

Um, just a thought, how are you trying to remove stuff off the Dock?

6string · 6string #15 (**permalink**)

11-04-2009, 03:44 AM

I can't believe this post is still going!!!
Have you been in touch with this so called friend of yours and had words yet?

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Member Since: May 19, 2009 Location: Western Astraya Posts: 6,445 Mac Specs: 13"MBP 2.9Ghz Intel Core i7 10.8.3 ~ iPhone5 6.1.3 ~ iPad Mini 6.1.3 ~ ATV2 5.2.1	11-02-2009, 06:35 AM How did your friend LOCK the dock. You can try going into terminal and type "killall Dock" without the " and then press enter. Dont forget to use the Reputation System if someone has helped you out !!! “I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom ….”― Edgar Allan Poe
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wmprice1240 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: May 02, 2009 Posts: 480 Mac Specs: MBP 2.33 4GB: MacPro 8 Core 2.8, 16GB: MacMini 2.26 4GB: MacMin 2.53 4GB: iPhone3GS 32GB	11-02-2009, 09:38 AM Try this: Open the Finder and go to <YOUR-HOME-DIRECTORY>/Library/Preferences were <YOUR-HOME-DIRECTORY> is where you keep all of your user specific files; it will be your user name. You need to find the file named com.apple.dock.plist delete this file. Then you can either open the Terminal (as others have suggested) and type killall dock or you can select the Apple Menu at the top left hand corner of your screen and select 'Force Quit'. Select the 'Finder' app and click relaunch. By removing the com.apple.dock.plist file you are resetting your dock to the factory defaults. This should remedy the trick your friend played on you. However, if a third party app was installed, you may need to find out exactly what was installed and remove it. For now, try the approach above. Last edited by wmprice1240; 11-02-2009 at 09:38 AM. Reason: clarity for home directory
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virtuoso #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 07, 2007 Location: Walnut, California Posts: 170 Mac Specs: MacBook. 2.16Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo. 5G 30GB iPod.	11-02-2009, 07:32 PM Open up Terminal. Copy & paste defaults write com.apple.dock contents-immutable -bool false then press enter. Then type killall Dock then enter. That should do the trick. Last edited by virtuoso; 11-02-2009 at 07:38 PM.
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torchy #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 25, 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 758 Mac Specs: 13" MBA. 15" MBP. iPhone 4. 3G Pad 2.	11-03-2009, 10:13 PM Do you have Tinker Tool installed? If so, that is one app that I know can lock your Dock and can also put everything back to default if changed with the software.. TinkerTool: Details ~ 15" MacBook Pro. OSX 10.7 ~ 3G iPad 2 ~ Measure twice, cut once..
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Chris H. #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 03, 2009 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Posts: 2,516 Mac Specs: late 2009 MacBook - 10.7.5	11-03-2009, 10:58 PM Um, just a thought, how are you trying to remove stuff off the Dock?  late 2009 MacBook - OS X 10.7.5  early 2009 Mac mini - OS X 10.7.5  4th gen iPod touch 32GB - iOS 6.0  iPhone 4 8GB - iOS 6.0
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AndrewLouie #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 02, 2009 Posts: 7	11-02-2009, 04:26 AM Hi, I have a mac and my friend played a trick on me and made my dock locked. It can't remove icons, put things in it unless an application has a option to have an icon in the dock. I have tried to find some modifying applications in my mac but there isn't any. I tried to download modifying apps which allows to lock and unlock the dock and locked and unlocked the dock, but it didn't work. Can any Mac Professionals here help a poor kid out? Thanks in advance.
	QUOTE Thanks

toMACsh #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 30, 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,799 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core 2 Duo	11-02-2009, 08:35 AM Andrew, tell your "friend" the joke was very funny, you've been had. Now, you want it back to normal. If this "friend" refuses, remove the "r" from that designation, for good.
	QUOTE Thanks

wmprice1240 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: May 02, 2009 Posts: 480 Mac Specs: MBP 2.33 4GB: MacPro 8 Core 2.8, 16GB: MacMini 2.26 4GB: MacMin 2.53 4GB: iPhone3GS 32GB	11-02-2009, 09:41 AM Also, I would ask your 'friend' (the word is questionable at this point) to determine exactly how he/she was able to access your machine and make these modifications. Ideally you do not want anyone else but you accessing any of the files/folders on your machine under any sort of circumstance.
	QUOTE Thanks

6string #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 09, 2009 Location: Down Under :D Posts: 5,484 Mac Specs: Back to my old 2.2GHz C2D MB after selling my MBP and wondering what my next Mac will be :)	11-04-2009, 03:44 AM I can't believe this post is still going!!! Have you been in touch with this so called friend of yours and had words yet?
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