How to remove question mark icon in Finder toolbar?

dvdchance · dvdchance #1 (**permalink**)

10-21-2011, 10:06 AM

By mistake I dragged a mkv file onto the finder window toolbar. It created a mkv icon. I have since deleted the file totally and it is now a question mark icon.

How can I remove the icon, or any dragged file icon, from the finder toolbar?

I right-click on the icon and it brings up the menu to select how I want the toolbar to display, icon-text, icon only, etc.

Tried dragging the icon to trash but when I click on it I get the item not found message.

Thanks for reading my post.

dvdchance · dvdchance #2 (**permalink**)

10-21-2011, 10:09 AM

Sorry for the trivial post. Found the answer...command + drag the icon to trash, gone.

toMACsh · toMACsh #3 (**permalink**)

10-21-2011, 01:07 PM

You're not the first one with this question. You might be the first one to answer it yourself however. This thread might help someone else you know.

bluwlf.8503 · bluwlf.8503 #4 (**permalink**)

03-18-2012, 05:13 AM

Thank you for both asking and answering this question. I have had a question mark stuck in my finder toolbar for months and I can't believe it was so simple to just delete it. Thanks again.

Viz63 · Viz63 #5 (**permalink**)

07-17-2012, 10:56 PM

Thanks for posting, dvdchance. I was sick of looking at the question marks in my finder. I found that you do not have to drag them into the trash...just hold the command key and drag them out of the finder and they "evaporate".

Slydude · Slydude #6 (**permalink**)

07-18-2012, 12:04 AM

That trick also works with items in the sidebar AFAIK. It happened to me when I accidentally dropped a file into the sidebar.

pm88 · pm88 #7 (**permalink**)

10-17-2012, 08:16 PM

Thank you so much - their was nothing trivial about that post. It helped me, and many other people out their too

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Member Since: Oct 17, 2012 Posts: 4	10-17-2012, 08:16 PM Thank you so much - their was nothing trivial about that post. It helped me, and many other people out their too Last edited by pm88; 10-17-2012 at 08:18 PM. Reason: gramatical error
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dvdchance #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 31, 2011 Posts: 25	10-21-2011, 10:06 AM By mistake I dragged a mkv file onto the finder window toolbar. It created a mkv icon. I have since deleted the file totally and it is now a question mark icon. How can I remove the icon, or any dragged file icon, from the finder toolbar? I right-click on the icon and it brings up the menu to select how I want the toolbar to display, icon-text, icon only, etc. Tried dragging the icon to trash but when I click on it I get the item not found message. Thanks for reading my post.
	QUOTE Thanks

dvdchance #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 31, 2011 Posts: 25	10-21-2011, 10:09 AM Sorry for the trivial post. Found the answer...command + drag the icon to trash, gone.
	QUOTE Thanks

bluwlf.8503 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 18, 2012 Posts: 1	03-18-2012, 05:13 AM Thank you for both asking and answering this question. I have had a question mark stuck in my finder toolbar for months and I can't believe it was so simple to just delete it. Thanks again.
	QUOTE Thanks

Viz63 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 17, 2012 Posts: 1	07-17-2012, 10:56 PM Thanks for posting, dvdchance. I was sick of looking at the question marks in my finder. I found that you do not have to drag them into the trash...just hold the command key and drag them out of the finder and they "evaporate".
	QUOTE Thanks

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