Macos – How to remove apps from Launchpad in Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)

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Is there a way to delete unwanted app icons from Launchpad without using any management app?

This is possible in Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) using some commands in the “Terminal;” but what about Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)?

Best Answer

I came up with a solution via terminal. The location of the SQLite database was changed in Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite).

You can still delete apps from the Launchpad with this “Terminal” command. Just replace the APPNAME with the app you want to delete.

sqlite3 $(sudo find /private/var/folders -name com.apple.dock.launchpad)/db/db "DELETE FROM apps WHERE title='APPNAME';" && killall Dock

I tested if it is still deleted after reboot. So far it seems to work.

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