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Can I prevent App Icon from Staying in Dock?

This is more of an annoyance than a problem.


I have the app icons that I use most frequently in my Dock. Each time I open an app that I sometimes use, the icon remains in the Dock and I must click on it, go under 'Options' and select "Remove from Dock."


This is a pain. The default seems to be to keep an icon IN then manually remove it.


Any workaround to this default?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Feb 25, 2022 11:48 AM

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Posted on Feb 25, 2022 2:56 PM

Yes! They show up in that section, so that is likely the reason.


I would never think to look there for 'recent items' — I always use the pull-down menu from the Apple.


And now I JUST looked at the prefs and unchecked the "Show recent applications in Dock" Voilà! Problem solved.


THANK you!

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