When you leave, the Dock will automatically re-scale itself as you add extra items to the Dock. Mess around with the Position on Screen, Magnification, Minimize Using, Animate Opening, and Size Settings to see what you prefer. You can also right-click the Separator to display that menu. You can use the Dock sub-menu to reveal a context menu. The Dock pane of System Preferences allows users to make a few changes to the way the Dock looks and works on their Macs. If you find that some of these icons aren’t useful, drag them off the Dock. You must never delete the original and assume that its copy now lives on the Dock! The Dock by Defaultīy default, the Dock displays the apps that Apple thought might be useful there. On the contrary, if you drag an item onto the Dock, you are not making a copy of the file (or folder). If you delete an item from the Dock, you do not delete the folder or the file from the computer. The two sections are separated by a thin line called the Dock Separator.Īll of the applications, files, and folders you see on the Dock are just shortcuts to files and folders that reside elsewhere on your Mac, or even on the Web. By default, they can be removed from the Dock. Located on the right side of the Dock, you will find Stacks of icons for frequently used files and folders, such as the Trash, Applications, Documents, and Downloads. If an app is not running, you can launch it by clicking on the icon. If an application is running, you’ll see a small blue light below its icon. On the left, you can find frequently used applications. As you can see, the Dock is split into two sections.