Restoring the size of icons in the Dock

Hi, This is my first mac. I hope some one can help me. I want to restore my icons on my dock to the original size. I have try to do it in my preference, but only makes the dock bigger. I was zooming in and out with my keyboard shortcut, and had a hard time getting my desktop back to original , when I did my icons on my dock, they were too small. l hope some one can help me.
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Restoring the dock?

I recently used a program to try and make my dock look better (not that it doesn't look good already), and I seem to have screwed it up a little bit.
The program I used had an option to "add a space", being the curious idiot that I am, I pressed the button and it added a space to the right hand side of the dock after my programs. It didn't look very good, so I tried to press the "restore to default" button on the program, which of course didn't work.
So I was wondering if there is a way to restore the dock without using that program (since it doesn't work). In other words, is there an Apple endorsed way of restoring the dock to it's original settings?

First uninstall whatever program you are using to modify the Dock. Then delete the /Home/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist file.

Restoring the dock to default

I downloaded an application called "Dock Doctor" that can change the appearance of the dock.
After discovering I didn't really like it, i uninstalled it, however its left my dock looking a bit weird, there are some bad reflections.
Im wondering how i can possibly restore my dock to default. I think somewhere in the OS X library there is an image file that Dock Doctor used that needs deleting or something, some please help me!
thanks

You wouldn't normally have permission to access the "/System/Library/User Template" where this stuff resides, so this will get you a copy of that file on your Desktop:
Open the Terminal (from /Applications/Utilities) and copy and paste the following into the Terminal window, one line at a time, with a return after each line:
sudo cp "/System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist" ~/Desktop/
sudo chown `id -u` ~/Desktop/com.apple.dock.plist
sudo chmod 600 ~/Desktop/com.apple.dock.plist
After the first command, you will be prompted for your password. This is not echoed back (not even asterisks) for security reasons: just type it and press return.
If you haven't used 'sudo' before, you will receive a little lecture before being prompted for the password. Read it and continue.
You won't need your password for subsequent commands. You can save this default file, and put a copy into your ~/Library. You may also wish to remove "~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.db", which should regenerate: there is no default for that, so to be on the safe side move it somewhere else rather than trash it.

The dock crashes +/-5 minutes after reboot

As of yesterday, the dock simply crashes +/- 5 minutes after reboot.
I've been running SL successfully since the day it came out, without any problems.
I did upgrade an application, DockStar and feel that's the culprit here, although I have been running a demo version of it successfully.
If I go to system preferences and choose Dock it takes a while before the dock pane shows up and with default settings, and it also acts very slowly when changing settings. If I change the settings and then close the system preferences and then reopens it then my settings have disappeared.
And the bigger problem is that the Dock can not be seen (and it is not hidden at any of the monitor edges either).
How I can restore the dock?

Kenichi Watanabe wrote:
Did you try moving the Mail preferences file to the Desktop (when Mail is NOT running), so that a new one gets created (by the Snow Leopard version of Mail.app)? That preference files is here
<user home folder>/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist
I just did it myself, and it did not change anything related to your accounts or what's in your Inbox, but the Mail windows size went to the default size and look. It did says say my "Outbox" has been renamed "Delivered," which is odd because it did not do that before when using Mail in Snow Leopard. If you drag the preference file to the Desktop instead of trashing it, you can put it back if something important is changed in Mail that you want back.
I just tried moving the Mail preferences file to the Desktop (I also got that odd Outbox/Delivered message), and the Dock indeed doesn't crash now.
BUT, I did loose all my accounts, so I had to drag the original preference file back.
Some extra info: The clean generated com.apple.mail.plist is only 8KB, while mine is 45KB.
Another fact: I only started using Mail for the first time after the Snow Leopard upgrade (because I'm an Exchange user), it's not that this has been an upgraded Mail with old accounts or settings in it.

My MacBook Air shows only the desktop, the "dock" has disappeared. This happened before, and a technician said it had to do with the settings. Does anyone out there know how to retrieve the "dock" so it reappears? thanks, roger

My MacBook Air display shows only the desktop background, the dock has disappeared. Does anyone know how to restore the dock to the desktop? thanks

The dock can be configured to automatically show and hide when moving the mouse cursor over the current location. You can try to move the mouse over the dock area to see if it appears. Hopefully it will, and if you don't want that setting you can then change it to show permanently in the System Preferences > Dock settings.
If that doesn't work you can change the dock location in the preference settings to align on a different side of the window to see if it appears. That's all I can suggest at the moment.
Let us know how you make out.

When I quit itunes it restarts again with the dot under the itunes logo but the iTunes window doesn't open until I click the icon on the dock. Also in the middle of the size vale in the size column the value starts with a number then a ? then a number.

When I quit itunes it restarts again with the dot under the itunes logo but the iTunes window doesn't open until I click the icon on the dock. Also in the middle of the size vale in the size column the value starts with a number then a ? then a number.

This forum is for questions from those managing sites on iTunes U, Apple's service for colleges and universities to post educational material in the iTunes Store. You'll be most likely to get help with this issue if you ask in the general iTunes for Mac forums.
Regards.

How to disable/control the dock icon sizes when hovering over them?

Hello.
How do I disable/control the dock icon sizes when hovering over them? They are too big when enlarged with my mouse cursor.
Thank you in advance.

BDAqua wrote:
Hi,
Apple icon at the top left of the screen>Dock>Dock Preferences>Size & Magnification.
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How do you restore the Launchpad icon to the Dock?

Having deleted the Launchpad icon from the Dock during a "tidy up" - can it be restored?

macjack wrote:
In FInder Go to /Applications/Launchpad and drag it to your Dock.
OMG. The one thing I didn't try & of course it's that simple.
Thanks MacJack.

Restoring Iphoto Icon in the Dock?

How do you restore the Iphoto Icon on the dock without removing it from the applications folder? Itunes has one icon in the dock and one in applications. Thanks for the help.
Kevin

Kevin:
Just drag the application from the Applications folder onto the dock. It does not move the actual application but just puts an "alias" of the application in the dock.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

I just restore my Mac, and now instead the dock icon I have question marks.

The only icons I have are: finder, documents and downloads.
I also used to have parallels and now I don't.

Drag off the ?'s and let go, (poofy) and just drag and drop into the Dock new copies from the original applications icons in your applicaiotns folder to make new aliases.

Changing Icons in the dock size

Ok, so I go to various sites and get Mac Icons. I have a Wall-E picture pack, comic book hero picture pack, etc.
Except the icon they show on the download screen is so much bigger. When I put them in the dock, they're much smaller. I have seen Mac desktop shots online that users post and the icons are bigger.
I have tried the sliders for the Dock and it barely does anything.
Do I need to get a program to resize them?

How many apps do you have in your Dock? The more apps you have, the smaller they necessarily have to be. If you don't want to reduce the number of apps, the other recourse, if you want to see the icons larger, is to turn on magnification (right-click on the dock separator, Turn Magnification On).
Matt

Restoring downloads/documents folder to the dock?

can anybody suggest how i might restore the downloads and documents folders to the dock? i accidentally removed them. and now, of course, i want them back. as they are not apps, i don't know how to get them back in the dock. many, many thanks.

This is easy.
Open up a Finder window and go to your Home directory (this is the one that bears your account name in the sidebar on the left of the Finder window.
Locate the Downloads and the Documents folders.
Now look at the Dock itself. Near the Trash you will find the Dock Divider Bar. Applications go on one side of that -- the side away from the Trash -- and folders and minimized windows go on the other side -- the side near the Trash.
Now just click and drag each of these two folders, Downloads and Documents, into the portion of the Dock on the side of the divider bar near the Trash.
The original folder will stay where it was and a new icon (a pointer to the folder) will appear in the Dock. Since this is a folder you just put in the Dock, it will automatically be shown as a "Stack" view.
To remove an item from the Dock, click and drag it away from the Dock. The icon will go "poof" and vanish. The "real" item, the thing the Dock pointer pointed to, will not be altered.
You can also click and drag icons around within the Dock to get them into the order you prefer. Just keep them on the correct side of the Dock Divider bar.
--Bob

IPhoto won't open, gives me an error message and the icon is greyed out on the dock

My iPhoto icon is greyed out on the dock and wont open. When I click on it it says it may be damaged or incomplete. Went to All Images and the photos are still in there. Went to aplications and the iphoto icon looks normal. Clicked on it and got the following error message. "You can't open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto. You have made changes to your photo library using a newer version of iPhoto. Do you want to quit and use the latest version of iPhoto, or do you want to create a new photo library?" There is a quit button with the message, but nothing to allow me to create a new photo library. So neither my wife nor myself have tried to upgrade iphoto. Not sure how it got a newer version. It was working fine a few weeks ago. Anybody have any ideas how to fix or restore the icon and iPhoto without losing pictures?

Hmm.
Rather than assume the account is "kinda" damaged, I would instead work on the basis that something in the account is damaged, and - as iPhoto is working correctly in the other account - that something is specific to this account.
So: Check on things that are specific to the account:
The Libraru
The plist files
The Cache files
are obvious approaches.
In the case you describe an awful lot of the time the issue is with the Library. This simple test will tell you if it is:
As a Test:
Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?
If you can make a new Library and get it to work, then the issue has to be with the old library.
In that case:
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
Regards
TD

Seeing multiple iPhoto libraries when I click on the iPhoto icon in the dock?

I can't figure out why I am seeing multiple iPhoto libraries when I click on the iPhoto icon in my dock. I am running Lion on an early 2008 MacBook Pro (4 GB RAM), and when I click and hold on the iPhoto icon in the dock, it brings up a dialog box. From top to bottom, this is what I see:
iPhoto Library
iPhoto LIbrary
iPhoto Library
Options
Show Recents
Open
I can't figure out why it shows three iPhoto libraries when I only have one on my computer. I've tried deleting the icon from the dock and then putting it back in the dock, but it still shows three libraries for some reason. If I search for iPhoto in spotlight search or in finder, it only shows one iPhoto (in the applications folder). Any help on how to resolve this weird issue would be much appreciated!

I have the same issue. I see four iPhoto libraries when I right click on the iPhoto icon in the dock, but I only actually have two libraries. The other two simply do not exist on my computer. And when I click on the libraries that do not exist, obviously nothing happens. In the image, only the bottom two libraries are actual photo libraries. The top two do not exist.
I have relaunched Finder, restarted the computer, and even restored the entire computer from my Time Machine backup. Nothing changes. No matter what I try, the non existent iPhoto libraries continue to be present when I right click the iPhoto icon in the dock. BTW, there are only two iPhoto libraries in the pictures folder.
This is very frustrating and annoying.

Multiple iPhoto libraries when I click on the iPhoto icon in the dock.

I see four iPhoto libraries when I right click on the iPhoto icon in the Dock, but I only actually have two libraries. The other two simply do not exist on my computer. And when I click on the libraries that do not exist, obviously nothing happens. In the image below, only the bottom two libraries are actual photo libraries. The top two (iPhoto Spain and iPhoto Library) do not exist.
I have relaunched Finder, restarted the computer, and even restored the entire computer from my Time Machine backup. Nothing changes. No matter what I try, the non existent iPhoto libraries continue to be present when I right click the iPhoto icon in the dock. BTW, only two bottom two iPhoto libraries in the attached image are in the Pictures folder.
How do I get rid of those two non existent iPhoto libraries from the Dock.

this happened after i hard shutdown with some multiple programs running which froze everything after powering back up the blue folders showed up
how do i safely remove these folders?
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