in the Terminal window that opens, don’t be distracted by the info displayed, just type the following :.click on the Terminal.app in the list that appears.in the search field that opens, type “terminal”.in the macOS Menu Bar, click on the magnifier-icon top right.

if the Dock still doesn’t respond, you can try restarting your Mac by using the “Shut down” option …or try the next optionģ- try resetting the Dock using the Terminal.app :.it the Dock now works properly great ! well done ! enjoy !.after your Mac has restarted, check if your macOS Dock works now.in the pulldown menu that opens, click on “Restart” and follow the on-screen instructions.in the Software Update window that opens, see if there are any new updates to macOS available.in the System Preferences window (System Settings window) that opens, click on “Software Update” ( the gear / sprocket icon ).in the pulldown menu that opens, click on “System Preferences” (or “System Settings”).in the macOS Menu Bar, click on the Apple-icon top left.There isn’t a clear reason why the macOS Dock freezes up from time to time… so there is no solution that will work in all cases, but to get the macOS Dock working properly again try these (in this order) :ġ – try upgrading to the most up-to-date version of macOS : I found a workaround by opening the search window (by clicking on the magnifier icon top right in the macOS menu bar), then typing the application’s name and starting it from there.īut, I want this fixed… what can I do to get the Dock working properly ? The Dock didn’t respond… I couldn’t get any app, folder or file to open by clicking on it’s icon in the Dock…

For some reason, when I started/opened my Mac today and tried to open an app by clicking on it’s icon in the Dock… nothing happened.

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