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The Compendium · Chapter 17 of 20

Miscellaneous

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Fix macOS Launchpad

  • On an old macOS with correct LaunchPad, open Terminal
    • Type: “getconf DARWIN_USER_DIR”
    • Copy the path that command output
  • Go to Finder and Click on “Go” in the Menu Bar, then “Go to Folder”
    • Paste in the path and hit “Enter”
    • Find the folder named “com.apple.dock.launchpad” and copy it to a storage drive
  • On the new macOS, open Terminal
    • Type: “getconf DARWIN_USER_DIR”
    • Copy the path that command output
  • Go to Finder and Click on “Go” in the Menu Bar, then “Go to Folder”
    • Paste in the path and hit “Enter”
    • Drag and drop the “com.apple.dock.launchpad” folder from the storage drive to this folder
  • Restart