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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 2025-08-25 08:19 +0100
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On 24/08/2025 17:21, John Hill wrote:
> On 24 Aug 2025 at 13:55:59 BST, ""David B."" <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> 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!)
> 
> These are all right of the line. Nothing unusual there. It just didn't show in
> the screenshot.

Of course! 🙂  How dopey of me not to realise!

My sincere thanks for explaining, John.

-- 
Enjoy your day,
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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