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Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock

From "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk>
Newsgroups uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock
Date 2025-08-24 13:55 +0100
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On 24/08/2025 09:36, John Hill wrote:
> On 24 Aug 2025 at 09:14:53 BST, ""David B."" <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> On 24/08/2025 08:47, John Hill wrote:
>>> On 23 Aug 2025 at 18:16:15 BST, ""David B."" <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 23/08/2025 17:41, John Hill wrote:
>>>>> On 23 Aug 2025 at 11:56:46 BST, "Alan B" <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2025-08-23, Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2025-08-23, Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 23 Aug 2025 at 09:57:55 BST, "John Hill" <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The Applications icon in my Dock has been overlaid by a white square
>>>>>>>>> containing a red octagon bearing a white hand.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It looks like some kind of warning. But what does it signify?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What action do I need to take to clear it? I'd like it gone - it is unsightly,
>>>>>>>>> apart from anything else.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is it showing the first app icon from your /Applications folder?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What you're describing looks like the AdBlock for Safari icon as shown
>>>>>>> in the App Store. Have you recently installed it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Further investigation ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If it is that, there is a setting to toggle 'Show Dock Icon' on or off.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have asked AdBlock Support for help.
>>>>
>>>> Hello again, Very Old John!  🙂
>>>>
>>>> As you know, I'm not as clever as many of the other's reading here, but
>>>> I'd like to make a suggestion.
>>>>
>>>> Simply remove the Applications Icon from the Dock, then you'll not be
>>>> ably to see the ugly icon currently sitting atop of it!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A 'right click' on the Icon should provide you with options.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck!
>>>>
>>>> PS. Can you post an image of what your "Applications App" looks like?
>>>>       I don't appear to have one in my macOS Ventura 13.7.8
>>>
>>> https://share.icloud.com/photos/0634f--fWm6Mmc6eA-1DFy87g
>>>
>>> The screenshot.It shows the Documents folder and the Downloads folder icons in
>>> their usual guise, the obscenely altered Applications folder, a parked Arc
>>> page and the Bin.
>>>
>>> BTW I am running Sequoia 15.6.1 (24G90)
>> [snip]
>>
>> Thank you so very much for sharing that image, John. Much appreciated. 🙂
>>
>> You may enjoy reviewing this conversation I have subsequently enjoyed
>> with ChatGPT:-
>>
>> 
>>
>> Perhaps you'd like to comment further?
> 
> Andy H has found the correct answer - the Dock icon had the option Stack.
> Change it to Folder and all is well.
> 
> My thanks to all who helped, and to Andy H in particular for cracking it.

That's really good to hear, John! :-)

Did you bother to read my conversation at this link?

https://chatgpt.com/share/68aac8e9-1be8-8013-bd11-69f9e41fa109

Since using macOS (2009) I have /never/ had a FOLDER showing on my dock!
(unless right of the line!)

-- 
David

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Mysterious icon change in the Dock John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-08-23 08:57 +0000
  Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-23 09:12 +0000
    Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-23 09:39 +0000
      Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-23 10:56 +0000
        Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-08-23 16:07 +0000
          Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Andy H <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2025-08-24 07:44 +0000
            Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-24 07:49 +0000
            Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-08-24 08:17 +0000
              Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2025-08-25 12:16 +0100
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Andy H <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2025-08-25 13:28 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-08-25 17:51 +0200
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-08-26 07:30 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-26 07:56 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock "David B." <DavidB.@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-08-26 15:30 +0100
        Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-08-23 16:41 +0000
          Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid (Alan B) - 2025-08-23 18:13 +0100
          Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-23 18:16 +0100
            Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-08-24 07:47 +0000
              Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Andy H <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2025-08-24 08:04 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-08-24 08:22 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Andy H <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2025-08-24 10:47 +0000
              Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-08-24 08:09 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-24 08:13 +0000
              Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-24 09:14 +0100
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-08-24 08:36 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-24 11:36 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> - 2025-08-24 20:00 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-24 20:14 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> - 2025-08-24 20:26 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-25 07:54 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> - 2025-08-25 13:14 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-24 13:55 +0100
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-08-24 16:21 +0000
                Re: Mysterious icon change in the Dock "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-25 08:19 +0100

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