I can't delete applications

A bunch of applications have made their way into my launchpad. I cannot get rid of them. I've tried clicking until they go wiggly, but they do not have a black x on the top left corner like normal applications. I've tried dragging them into the trashcan. I've tried searching for them in finder and spotlight, but they do not appear in those places. It is about 3 whole pages of weird applications that I cannot get rid of. Does anybody know how I can get rid of them?

Hold down the cursor on the item and a menu will show up - select "Options" and then "Remove from Dock".
Clinton

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Press any icon of any app you want to delete from your phone, keep pressing until all the icons start to wiggle, an X will appear on the icon, tap the X and the app will be deleted. Press the home button to stop the icons from wiggling, when done.

Can't Delete, Application Does Not Exist + one oth...

Hello everybody
I believe you all remember the green undeletable icon, well now I got a similar issue, as seen in the attached pictures, those four icons appeared after the latest update and deleting several apps
the green one caused by Calender feed, and vanish after deleting the app, or even by deleting the file org.desktop...... in hme,user,share,applicat.....
well, this one is different and that file does not exist, actually my File Box doesn't delete anything, it keeps saying there is an error in deleting
the second issue as seen in the last pic there is no option to delete the app (Klondike) the cards game
that's all, hpe you guys can help me with that, thanks
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I found a solution, but it's not an easy fix, you need to know your way around linux and you need root access to your device. IF YOU DON'T KNOW LINUX, DON'T EVEN TRY, GET A FRIEND TO DO IT FOR YOU!
In my case the root cause was the following stray desktop files:
/usr/share/applications/installer-extra/appwizard123406.desktop
/usr/share/applications/installer-extra/qmlreddit.desktop
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they might be different in your case, but if you don't have either of those apps installed, remove them.
Now, to find out which .desktop files are causing the issue, the easiest way is to make a new folder and put them all in there. Afterwards you look at
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To Whom It May Concern,
Last night, I installed a software just to try it out, but it was having problems running under 10.2.8, so I decided to uninstall it and load the beta instead. I loaded the beta version, but it was not performing well either. I decided to delete the folder, but I couldn't. It said, "This operation could not be completed because this item is owned by root." Please help! The computer I'm using is an iMace flat panel, superdrive, 512Mb, G4 800Mhz, 60 Gig drive. Also, I can't seem to verify, or repair permissions using Disk Utility.
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Arnold Pena

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Of course we are speaking here of the software you just tried, not the whole "Applications" folder:
Force-deleting files or folders that refuse to let you do it as usual, can be done using such utility as TinkerTool System for example (go to section Files > Force Delete).
The best is to get rid of every hidden files it could have left on your hard drive in some cases. Use the Finder's Find (⌘F) feature to find them (search for visible AND invisible files) and drag them to the Trash, directly from the Search Results window.
If you use Tiger, Find (⌘F) won't find them all: you'll have to use EasyFind.
Delete only the files that really belong to your trial software: be careful as sometimes names are close, but may belong to your system...
(It would be easier to simply name which software was it that refused to be deleted?)
Good luck!
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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.
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