• Re: Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur'sdock for recently opened apps for Office documents?

    From Alan Baker@notonyourlife@no.no.no.no to comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 19:56:56
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On 2021-05-25 5:47 p.m., Ant wrote:
    Hello.

    Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a
    local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them
    won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be
    for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.

    Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)


    You'll have to describe it better than you have.

    Maybe with a screenshot.
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  • From David Brooks@David@nomail.afraid.org to comp.sys.mac.system on Friday, May 28, 2021 23:44:19
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    On 26/05/2021 03:56, Alan Baker wrote:
    On 2021-05-25 5:47 p.m., Ant wrote:
    Hello.

    Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for
    recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a
    local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them
    won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be
    for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.

    Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)


    You'll have to describe it better than you have.

    Maybe with a screenshot.



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  • From David Brooks@David@nomail.afraid.org to comp.sys.mac.system on Friday, May 28, 2021 23:48:42
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On 28/05/2021 23:44, David Brooks wrote:
    On 26/05/2021 03:56, Alan Baker wrote:
    On 2021-05-25 5:47 p.m., Ant wrote:
    Hello.

    Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for
    recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a
    local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them
    won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be
    for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.

    Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)


    You'll have to describe it better than you have.

    Maybe with a screenshot.



    https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1412/mac

    If an app’s icon is in the Dock and you delete the app from your Mac,
    the icon remains in the Dock but is covered by a question mark.
    Remove the question mark icon: Drag the icon out of the Dock until you
    see Remove.
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  • From Snit@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, May 30, 2021 04:23:34
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On May 28, 2021 at 3:48:42 PM MST, "David Brooks" wrote <fresI.458793$ST2.139207@fx47.iad>:

    On 28/05/2021 23:44, David Brooks wrote:
    On 26/05/2021 03:56, Alan Baker wrote:
    On 2021-05-25 5:47 p.m., Ant wrote:
    Hello.

    Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for >>>> recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a >>>> local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them >>>> won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be >>>> for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.

    Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)


    You'll have to describe it better than you have.

    Maybe with a screenshot.



    https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1412/mac

    If an app’s icon is in the Dock and you delete the app from your Mac,
    the icon remains in the Dock but is covered by a question mark.
    Remove the question mark icon: Drag the icon out of the Dock until you
    see Remove.

    If needed I can make a video to show this.

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    superior by attacking the messenger.

    They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.


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  • From Snit@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, May 30, 2021 05:51:45
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On May 25, 2021 at 7:56:56 PM MST, "Alan Baker" wrote <s8kddp$da7$1@dont-email.me>:

    On 2021-05-25 5:47 p.m., Ant wrote:
    Hello.

    Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for
    recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a
    local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them
    won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be
    for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.

    Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)


    You'll have to describe it better than you have.

    Maybe with a screenshot.

    How about a video:

    https://youtu.be/QqveGvpmD7s

    Before the video: I copied VLC, added it to the Dock, the deleted it.

    In the video: I try to start VLC... it cannot be found so the icon gets a question mark. Then I remove the icon from the dock.

    Same will happen for missing documents (though they are on the other side of the Dock).

    --
    Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow
    superior by attacking the messenger.

    They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.


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  • From Lewis@g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, May 30, 2021 06:31:03
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    In message <RJFsI.7859$z%.4554@fx06.iad> Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
    Before the video: I copied VLC, added it to the Dock, the deleted it.

    In the video: I try to start VLC... it cannot be found so the icon gets a question mark. Then I remove the icon from the dock.

    That is not a bug, that is expected behavior. You put an app in the dock
    and then deleted the app. the "?" is there to tell you the app you
    placed in the dock cannot be found.

    Same will happen for missing documents (though they are on the other side of the Dock).

    This is the expected behavior and has been since at least OS X 10.1.

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    several yards from your body so your ghost won't walk.'
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  • From Snit@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, May 30, 2021 09:01:33
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On May 29, 2021 at 10:51:45 PM MST, "Snit" wrote
    <RJFsI.7859$z%.4554@fx06.iad>:

    On May 25, 2021 at 7:56:56 PM MST, "Alan Baker" wrote <s8kddp$da7$1@dont-email.me>:

    On 2021-05-25 5:47 p.m., Ant wrote:
    Hello.

    Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for >>> recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a
    local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them >>> won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be >>> for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.

    Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)


    You'll have to describe it better than you have.

    Maybe with a screenshot.

    How about a video:

    https://youtu.be/QqveGvpmD7s

    Before the video: I copied VLC, added it to the Dock, the deleted it.

    In the video: I try to start VLC... it cannot be found so the icon gets a question mark. Then I remove the icon from the dock.

    Same will happen for missing documents (though they are on the other side of the Dock).

    There has been some confusion: this is expected behavior. Not exactly sure
    what is the problem is... more info would be needed for me to understand if
    the video solves the "issue" or if the original poster was confused or what is going on. I am doing nothing but showing how macOS is designed to work.

    --
    Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow
    superior by attacking the messenger.

    They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.


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