Deleting stubborn app from launch pad

some of my programs are stuck in download from eternity and not deleting as well please suggest hot to uninstall / completely remove these application

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    you are not in notebook territory though.
    And you do want to brush up on how to use Mac OS probably.
    Uninstalling apps from iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch are of course different.
    http://www.apple.com/support/

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  • How Do I Delete An App from My iPhone When the App does not appear on my PC

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    I have the same problem on my iPhone - an app I want to delete but can't. The app in question doesn't show up on the list of apps i iTunes and doesn't show an 'X' when it starts to wiggle. All the other apps do, but not this one. It's definitely an app. How do I get rid of it, please?

  • How can I delete an app from launchpad, that doesn't have the little cross in the left top corner. The app isn't an App Store app. The application is also not present anymore in my application's folder in finder.

    How can I delete an app from launchpad, that doesn't have the little cross in the left top corner. The app isn't an App Store app. The application is also not present anymore in my application's folder in finder.
    I tried to use the attached command through TERMINAL :
    sqlite3 ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db "DELETE from apps WHERE title='Help';" && killall Dock
    sqlite3: Error: too many options: "DELETE from apps WHERE title='Help';"
    Use -help for a list of options.
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    best regards
    Jeroen

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    As Lawrence Finch has already suggested, download and install another app.  If that doesn't help, follow these instructions:  Troubleshooting applications purchased from the app store,  http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1702

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    You are correct. There is no other way to recover this material, and yes it would have been a good idea to backup the iPhone prior to the restore. Remember that a restore to a previous date deletes everything on the device and puts it back to the state of things on the date you choose. The texts and contacts would be gone. Did you possibly sync the contacts with a supported application on the computer? That is the only other way to recover contacts. They are designed to be synced with a supported application on the computer, or with a cloud service such as iCloud, Google or Yahoo.

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