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Application Maintenance from Dock and Application Folder
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1093746"><p>It's called a removable volume icon. You downloaded a DMG file (disk image) which is probably in your downloads folder.</p><p></p><p>As you correctly noted, inside the volume icon is the actual application (and a folder called "doc" meaning documentation). Move the application to the Application folder (either by dragging it ONTO the Application folder icon on the Dock, or by putting it into the actual Applications folder on your hard drive), then drag the volume icon to the trash. You're done.</p><p></p><p>(this is, btw, fairly standard procedure for most downloadable Mac programs)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not understanding why you think you need to find something. You just drag the application to the application folder. That's it. You're done. If there's an earlier version there, it will ask you before overwriting.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes (sometimes), but this is dumb. Applications go in the App folder. That's where they go. You can put shortcuts to your frequently used apps on the Dock -- that's what it is for. You can even put the entire Application folder on the Dock, giving you one-click access to every app you have. I don't see how any other arrangement is going to be any easier than that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's not listed twice; the icon on the dock is a shortcut, not a duplicate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1093746"] It's called a removable volume icon. You downloaded a DMG file (disk image) which is probably in your downloads folder. As you correctly noted, inside the volume icon is the actual application (and a folder called "doc" meaning documentation). Move the application to the Application folder (either by dragging it ONTO the Application folder icon on the Dock, or by putting it into the actual Applications folder on your hard drive), then drag the volume icon to the trash. You're done. (this is, btw, fairly standard procedure for most downloadable Mac programs) I'm not understanding why you think you need to find something. You just drag the application to the application folder. That's it. You're done. If there's an earlier version there, it will ask you before overwriting. Yes (sometimes), but this is dumb. Applications go in the App folder. That's where they go. You can put shortcuts to your frequently used apps on the Dock -- that's what it is for. You can even put the entire Application folder on the Dock, giving you one-click access to every app you have. I don't see how any other arrangement is going to be any easier than that. It's not listed twice; the icon on the dock is a shortcut, not a duplicate. [/QUOTE]
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