Common questions, simple answers
To add a Stack to your OS X Dock that contains the most recently used Applications, open a Terminal and enter the following line of text:
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'
And then type:
killall Dock
Your dock will now have a new Stack. Give it a click.
Posted in Mac.
– April 28, 2008
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Thanks Guys. Now my dock will not start up again. I entered the command EXACTLY as written in this article, and no matter how many times I reboot my mac, the dock will not start. Thanks again!
Bill -
Do you have any special “customize your Dock” software installed? Try clicking the Apple Button and selecting Dock > Turn Hiding On and then Apple Button again, Dock > Turn Hiding Off.
This command when copied/pasted or entered correctly only adds a stack – it doesn’t do anything else to your dock. But if you have other dock software installed that might explain it..
Note to other users: I’ve tried this on 3 Macs. It worked exactly as it was supposed to. I’ll update again when I hear back from Bill (I emailed him directly)
Works for me!
Cheers Ross
why don’t you just try opening terminal again, and copying and pasting whats written…the same thing happened to me and when i did that it fixed!
did u get your dock back because mine disappeared too.
JG,
I sent this in an email but it can’t hurt to post here. Copy and paste the text in a terminal window, and your dock will re-appear (with the recently used apps stack). Unless you have a “customize your dock” app installed, which could be clashing with the command, your dock will not disappear unless the command is entered incorrectly. I’ve tested it on every version of Leopard to date, it works fine.