The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Ummm.... Ooops? (Application folder)

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Seshan, Nov 15, 2008.

  1. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

    Reputations:
    540
    Messages:
    1,989
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    So I was fooling around and was trying to put my applications folder onto my dock, So I was in finder and clicked it and draged it to my dock and well it went Poof (literally :p). How can I get it back in finder? And also once I get it back, How can I add it to my dock?
     
    Seshan, Nov 15, 2008
    #1
  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    769
    Messages:
    5,851
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    206
    on Windows, you can revert back to old system restore points if you screw something up. Surely, Mac has a similar function?
     
    whizzo, Nov 15, 2008
    #2
  3. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

    Reputations:
    540
    Messages:
    1,989
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Well Time Machine, But I haven't gotten that set up yet. I'm sure there's a easier way to bring it back, I just don't know it :p
     
    Seshan, Nov 15, 2008
    #3
  4. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,686
    Messages:
    3,982
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    In Finder, go to Finder>Preferences>Sidebar, and check the box next to Applications. You can also just navigate to your Macintosh HD folder, and drag the Application folder wherever you want.
     
    Budding, Nov 15, 2008
    #4
  5. ItsDaKronic

    ItsDaKronic Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    151
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Search for applications on Spotlight. I dont understand how it could all get deleted like that.
     
    ItsDaKronic, Nov 15, 2008
    #5
  6. daljeet

    daljeet Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    31
    Messages:
    366
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I think, if you right click, there will undo move in the list. If you didn't done any other task after that move. I hope so.
     
    daljeet, Nov 15, 2008
    #6
  7. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

    Reputations:
    540
    Messages:
    1,989
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Did what Budding said to do, it worked thanks guys.
     
    Seshan, Nov 15, 2008
    #7
  8. Robgunn

    Robgunn Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    163
    Messages:
    383
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    All you did was delete the Alias to the Application folder in the sidebar. Anytime you see the "poof" it means you deleted an alias to something, and not the actual folder it refers to.
     
    Robgunn, Nov 15, 2008
    #8
  9. BlackMac

    BlackMac Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    240
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    THANK YOU :D
     
    BlackMac, Nov 15, 2008
    #9
  10. sulkorp

    sulkorp Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    145
    Messages:
    1,192
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Actually, I did this once to my 'Documents' folder, and it actually DID delete it. Kinda screwed me over, as this was before time machine, but luckily I only had my mac for a bit so I didn't have much in there.

    So yea, I don't know the circumstances, but sometimes it may actually delete it.
     
    sulkorp, Nov 15, 2008
    #10