09-06-2008, 09:16 AM

Hello. i'm having a problem with some icons in my Applications folder. after i installed a couple of applications, their icons look like this

even after clicking on them and using the applications a few times, the icons stay like this.

why does this happen? what does this icon mean? and how do i fix it?

thx a lot

09-06-2008, 09:20 AM

Hmm, I seem to have the same problem sometimes with a few applications. I tried deleting and re-installing, but it won't let me uninstall any applications with those icons. Does it mean it's locked or something?

09-06-2008, 04:24 PM

I have the same thing happen on my Macbook ... usually after i reboot the correct icon is displayed

09-07-2008, 12:49 PM

yeah, it seems that after a restart the problem is fixed. couldnt test as i couldnt restart my computer till now, just did though and all is fine again.

anyways, kinda annoying but i think i can live with it

09-07-2008, 02:15 PM

The icons automatically look like that for applications you download from the Internet until you open them for the first time and click the "Yes, I know what this is" button. However, their icons in the Dock's preview of the Applications folder won't update until the Dock (and maybe the Finder too? I forget) has been restarted. You can restart the Dock by opening Terminal and entering the following:

killall Dock

I hope this helps.

09-07-2008, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by Discerptor

The icons automatically look like that for applications you download from the Internet until you open them for the first time and click the "Yes, I know what this is" button. However, their icons in the Dock's preview of the Applications folder won't update until the Dock (and maybe the Finder too? I forget) has been restarted. You can restart the Dock by opening Terminal and entering the following:



I hope this helps.

hmm sounds reasonable, i'll give it a try next time it happens thx!