Launchpad is the application launcher for Mac. It enables you to easily find and open apps on Mac by adding the app icon into this utility. Moreover, it helps you to organizes the apps on Mac like on iPhone or iPad. Such as dragging the app location, create a folder, etc. In this article, we will discuss how to remove an icon from launchpad that has been deleted. Please see how to delete Apps from Launchpad on Mac, how to Hide the Action Center Taskbar Icon In Windows 10, and how to Fix Taskbar Icons Missing on Windows 11.

If you are getting frustrated as you can see find some uninstalled apps on Launchpad. Please follow along to remove the app icons from Launchpad easily.

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Remove an icon from launchpad that has been deleted

Note: This app does not also appear in Finder anymore but appears only on the the Launchpad.

Kindly follow these steps to have it removed. You have to be logged in as an Administrator of the device.

Open Launchpad.
Press and hold the Alt (⌥) key, or click and hold the app icon until it jiggles.
Click the “x” button in the upper-left of you want to delete as shown below.

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Note: If you do not see an “x” button. Either the app is not from the Mac App Store or you are not logged in as an Administrator.

Finally, delete the app and click “Delete” in the confirmation dialog box.

Note: You can also do this from the command line. But why do you want to complicate line with this simple task (remove an icon from launchpad that has been deleted)

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