Where are my app icons on Mac?

Where are my app icons on Mac?

To access it, click anywhere on desktop and make sure you see word ‘Finder’ in the top menu near Apple logo. Press and hold alt/option key and in the top menu bar select Go and finally Library. In the Library folder, locate and open the Application Support folder.

How do I get the icons back on my Mac?

Click on the Finder on your desktop and go to its Preferences. Once the Finder Preferences tab is opened, go to its General section. Here, you can see an option to show various icons on Mac.

How do I fix the icons on my Mac desktop?

Follow the steps below:

  1. Open System Preferences on your Mac.
  2. Click Apple ID.
  3. Click iCloud from the Sidebar.
  4. Click the Options button next to iCloud Drive.
  5. Ensure that the “Desktop & Documents Folders” is checked.
  6. Click Done.

How do I customize my Mac icons?

How to change Mac app icons

  1. Open Finder and navigate to Applications.
  2. Click the app you’d like to change the icon for and hit command + I (or right-click and choose Get Info)
  3. Have an image for the new icon you’d like to use, jpg often works best.
  4. Copy the new image you’d like to use (command + C)

Where do I find apps on my Mac?

Apps that are in the Applications folder on macOS should, on principle, show up in Launchpad. All apps from the Mac App Store are installed directly to the Applications folder and other apps, those that originate from outside the Mac App Store, will ask you to move them there.

What to do when apps dont show up on Launchpad?

Open Finder and navigate to the Applications folder. Look for the app that’s installed but won’t appear in Launchpad. Drag & drop it on to the Launchpad icon in the Dock. After that, the app should appear in Launchpad.

Why is my software not showing in Finder?

The software was installed via a .pkg installer, which wrote the files to the /Applications folder. On opening /Applications in Finder, the software was not displayed; sorting the programs alphabetically, it definitely was not shown on the list where it should have been.