How to remove Finder Icon and Trash from Dock

[Anonymous]

Now that I hvae Path Finer working, and enjoying it. How can I hide or remove the Finder Icon and Trach Icon from the Dock?

Cheers
Mike

[Anonymous]

I will ove this too

[christefano]

TransparentDock (http://freerangemac.com) is an AppleScript Studio utility that will make the Finder movable (and removable) in the Dock.

Unfortunately, it hasn't been updated for compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4.9. The reasons why have been given a comment at MacUpdate (http://www.macupdate.com/reviews.php?id=6490&pid=164479).

[k3vin]

TransparentDock doesn't work with Intel based macs either. :-( I am looking to figure out this problem also. Any other possible suggestions?

Off topic though, if you want the transparent dock effect, a great alternative to TransparentDock that works on Intel is Cleardock. But it only changes your dock background color and not remove Finder.

[maleko]

A full Finder replacement can be done and that will fix this.
1. Copy your Finder from CoreServices to /Applications using Path Finder (you will need to authenticate). Next, use the Finder to rename the Path Finder to Finder. Then copy the re-named Path Finder to CoreServices.
2. Repair permissions and re-boot.
3. Next into the Path Finder resources folder and copy the file /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/PathFinder.icns to a temporary folder like the desktop. Rename it to FinderIcon.icns.
4. Move your new FinderIcon.icns to /System/Library/CoreServices/Core Types.bundle/Contents/Resources/. Replace the existing FinderIcon.icns with the new Path Finder one.
5. Delete the file /Library/Caches/com.apple.dock.iconcache.xxx (x represents some number that will be different for each user.
6. Repair permissions and re-boot.

If you don't want to do a full replacement, I don't think there is a way to get the finder out of the dock.

**edit** this will not work in 10.4.9 I'm looking into it more now

[maleko]

I got this hack to work in 10.4.9 but it requires some modification of .plist files inside of the Dock.app itself. Just remove the Finder strings from the Info.plist. For this reason I would not reccomend doing it because the only way to reverse it is to but the old dock back or re-install. Simply putting back the old .plist's doesn't seem to work.

[whittaker007]

I've looked inside info.plist inside dock.app and can't find any mention of Finder :confused:

[KevinBBG]

I've looked inside info.plist inside dock.app and can't find any mention of Finder :confused:

This thread is pretty old so I am going to update it, with the newest version of PF, 5.1.4, you just go to Pathfinder in the top menu, scroll down to Finder, there you can quite Finder and it's desktop and now there is an option to allow Remove from Dock for the Finder icon.

Select that that the Dock will disappear for a few seconds then come back. Then you can just drag the Finder out of the dock with a littl poof.

[Fireproof]

This thread is pretty old so I am going to update it, with the newest version of PF, 5.1.4, you just go to Pathfinder in the top menu, scroll down to Finder, there you can quite Finder and it's desktop and now there is an option to allow Remove from Dock for the Finder icon.

Select that that the Dock will disappear for a few seconds then come back. Then you can just drag the Finder out of the dock with a littl poof.

Cool! Thanks!

[jfs5]

you just go to Pathfinder in the top menu, scroll down to Finder, there you can quite Finder and it's desktop and now there is an option to allow Remove from Dock for the Finder icon.

Select that that the Dock will disappear for a few seconds then come back. Then you can just drag the Finder out of the dock with a littl poof.

Tried that and does not seem to work for me. Finder icon still does not budge.

[binary]

Right-click and select Remove from Dock

[KevinBBG]

Tried that and does not seem to work for me. Finder icon still does not budge.

Try right clicking on the icon, or just click once and hold and "remove from dock" should pop up as an option.

Kevin

[eternalsword]

The remove finder option from path finder works great. I was able to get the trash icon removed from the dock by modifying the DockMenus.plist file in a similar manner that has been mentioned for Finder previously. This works and I have an AppleScript that can be run that automates this, however I have found that whenever something is moved to the Trash, at least via command-backspace, if the Trash icon is not there, the Dock restarts thus the Finder and Trash icons reappear. Don't know if there's a way around that.

Here's my script

set remove to true
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Dock"
tell list 1
try
set FinderDockItem to UI element "Finder"
on error
set remove to false
end try
if remove then
tell FinderDockItem
perform action "AXShowMenu"
click menu item "Remove from Dock" of menu 1
end tell
end if
end tell
end tell
end tell
set remove to true
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Dock"
tell list 1
try
set TrashDockItem to UI element "Trash"
on error
set remove to false
end try
if remove then
tell TrashDockItem
perform action "AXShowMenu"
click menu item "Remove from Dock" of menu 1
end tell
end if
end tell
end tell
end tell

[johngrater]

Right-click and select Remove from Dock

I am using the latest Path Finder: 5.5.4 (858) on Snow Leopard 10.6.1.

The "Remove from Dock" on the Finder works great for me but after the machine reboots it returns.

I have "Launch Path Finder automatically after login" set, which works well. I also have "Quit the Finder automatically at launch" which works. But the missing piece is that after the Finder quits it's not removed from the dock. Is this expected behaviour? We have to manually select the "Remove from Dock" option every time we reboot?

What am I missing?

[straycat]

We have to manually select the "Remove from Dock" option every time we reboot?

What am I missing?

for now, yes. a work-around is to save eternalsword's script and put it in the login items so it gets executed every time the computer boots.
from what i've seen, when the computer boots, finder is the only active app and if i remove it from the dock before i launch any other app, all launched and running apps from here, will show up on the dock but with no light indicator below the icon. so the best way is to include pf in the login items to run before the script.

[johngrater]

for now, yes. a work-around is to save eternalsword's script and put it in the login items so it gets executed every time the computer boots.
from what i've seen, when the computer boots, finder is the only active app and if i remove it from the dock before i launch any other app, all launched and running apps from here, will show up on the dock but with no light indicator below the icon. so the best way is to include pf in the login items to run before the script.

Problem with this approach is you have to have nothing else in your login items (for finder to be the only active app), as they are not launched one-by-one in order, as discussed here (http://www.macgeekery.com/gspot/2006-04/changing_startup_item_launch_order). I have 15 items in there at the moment, like Growl etc.

You could write a script with some sleep statements in but I've already done that for one app and it's getting increasingly kludgy!

Thanks for confirming the behaviour for me.

[straycat]

thanks. never understood why the system didn't launch my login items in order.
what about something like hotalias (http://www.trufsoft.com/HotAlias.html) or automator to launch pathfinder and then the script in 1 go? will it work?

[johngrater]

what about something like hotalias (http://www.trufsoft.com/HotAlias.html) or automator to launch pathfinder and then the script in 1 go? will it work?

I'll leave it to you to work out. I've just been evaluating PathFinder but don't think I'll be buying as I don't find it worth $40. Best of luck!

[HowardBrazee]

I'm just adding to this thread in case somebody comes up with a way to remove Finder from my dock.

Instant Mail notification of any reply would be greatly appreciated.

[straycat]

the answer is in page 1 of this thread. it doesn't work for you?

[HowardBrazee]

When I right click Finder (with Snow Leopard), the only option I see is (Open)

[HowardBrazee]

I pressed Enter too quickly.

I don't want to rename Finder and Path Finder. So I'm hoping some other solution is available.

[binary]

http://forum.cocoatech.com/showpost.php?p=22326&postcount=8

[mkrzych]

Hello,
All these solutions for removing the Finder icon from the Dock are fine and now in PF5 you can remove the Finder icon from the Dock - nice. However, the problem still exists, because if you restart your machine, Finder icon will come back again and you have to remove again and again.
I just want to remove it permanently from the Dock, how to do it? I don't want to quick the Finder, because it's a core of the Mac OSX system and some apps need it. I just want to remove it from the Dock permanently - any solution to it friends?

Thanks in advance,
Krzysztof Maj

[arghwhymustiregister]

For all those who want to remove the finder icon click here (http://forum.cocoatech.com/showthread.php?t=5051). But if someone finds a way to remove the trash icon too then just post it =)

[binary]

Post #13 on page 2 shows how to remove the trash.

[juliepainting]

thank you for the information :)

[arghwhymustiregister]

thanks for the info but i've already read that and my problem is the following:

[..] however I have found that whenever something is moved to the Trash, at least via command-backspace, if the Trash icon is not there, the Dock restarts thus the Finder and Trash icons reappear. Don't know if there's a way around that.

so, as i've said, if anyone has any news on that feel free to inform me =p