Hello.

Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for
recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a
local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them
won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be
for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
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On 2021-05-25 5:47 p.m., Ant wrote:
> Hello.
>
> Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for
> recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a
> local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them
> won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be
> for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.
>
> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
>

You'll have to describe it better than you have.

Maybe with a screenshot.

On 26/05/2021 03:56, Alan Baker wrote:
> On 2021-05-25 5:47 p.m., Ant wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for
>> recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a
>> local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them
>> won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be
>> for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.
>>
>> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
>>
>
> You'll have to describe it better than you have.
>
> Maybe with a screenshot.

❓

On 28/05/2021 23:44, David Brooks wrote:
> On 26/05/2021 03:56, Alan Baker wrote:
>> On 2021-05-25 5:47 p.m., Ant wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for
>>> recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a
>>> local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them
>>> won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be
>>> for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.
>>>
>>> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
>>>
>>
>> You'll have to describe it better than you have.
>>
>> Maybe with a screenshot.
>
> ❓

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1412/mac

If an app’s icon is in the Dock and you delete the app from your Mac,
the icon remains in the Dock but is covered by a question mark.
Remove the question mark icon: Drag the icon out of the Dock until you
see Remove.

On May 28, 2021 at 3:48:42 PM MST, "David Brooks" wrote
<fresI.458793$ST2.139207@fx47.iad>:

> On 28/05/2021 23:44, David Brooks wrote:
>> On 26/05/2021 03:56, Alan Baker wrote:
>>> On 2021-05-25 5:47 p.m., Ant wrote:
>>>> Hello.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for
>>>> recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a
>>>> local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them
>>>> won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be
>>>> for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> You'll have to describe it better than you have.
>>>
>>> Maybe with a screenshot.
>>
>> ❓
>
> https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1412/mac
>
> If an app’s icon is in the Dock and you delete the app from your Mac,
> the icon remains in the Dock but is covered by a question mark.
> Remove the question mark icon: Drag the icon out of the Dock until you
> see Remove.

If needed I can make a video to show this.

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On May 25, 2021 at 7:56:56 PM MST, "Alan Baker" wrote
<s8kddp$da7$1@dont-email.me>:

> On 2021-05-25 5:47 p.m., Ant wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for
>> recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a
>> local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them
>> won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be
>> for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.
>>
>> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
>>
>
> You'll have to describe it better than you have.
>
> Maybe with a screenshot.

How about a video:

https://youtu.be/QqveGvpmD7s

Before the video: I copied VLC, added it to the Dock, the deleted it.

In the video: I try to start VLC... it cannot be found so the icon gets a
question mark. Then I remove the icon from the dock.

Same will happen for missing documents (though they are on the other side of
the Dock).

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In message <RJFsI.7859$z%.4554@fx06.iad> Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
> Before the video: I copied VLC, added it to the Dock, the deleted it.

> In the video: I try to start VLC... it cannot be found so the icon gets a
> question mark. Then I remove the icon from the dock.

That is not a bug, that is expected behavior. You put an app in the dock
and then deleted the app. the "?" is there to tell you the app you
placed in the dock cannot be found.

> Same will happen for missing documents (though they are on the other side of
> the Dock).

This is the expected behavior and has been since at least OS X 10.1.

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Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:
> In message <RJFsI.7859$z%.4554@fx06.iad> Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Before the video: I copied VLC, added it to the Dock, the deleted it.
>
>> In the video: I try to start VLC... it cannot be found so the icon gets a
>> question mark. Then I remove the icon from the dock.
>
> That is not a bug, that is expected behavior. You put an app in the dock
> and then deleted the app. the "?" is there to tell you the app you
> placed in the dock cannot be found.

Correct.

>> Same will happen for missing documents (though they are on the other side of
>> the Dock).
>
> This is the expected behavior and has been since at least OS X 10.1.

Agreed.

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On May 29, 2021 at 10:51:45 PM MST, "Snit" wrote
<RJFsI.7859$z%.4554@fx06.iad>:

> On May 25, 2021 at 7:56:56 PM MST, "Alan Baker" wrote
> <s8kddp$da7$1@dont-email.me>:
>
>> On 2021-05-25 5:47 p.m., Ant wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> Does anyone else get question marks often in mac OS Big Sur's dock for
>>> recently opened apps for MS Office v16 documents? Each dock ? shows a
>>> local Office document (e.g., PowerPoint slide). Obviously, opening them
>>> won't work since they're not there. I thought they were supposed to be
>>> for apps. They were never moved from /Applications.
>>>
>>> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
>>>
>>
>> You'll have to describe it better than you have.
>>
>> Maybe with a screenshot.
>
> How about a video:
>
> https://youtu.be/QqveGvpmD7s
>
> Before the video: I copied VLC, added it to the Dock, the deleted it.
>
> In the video: I try to start VLC... it cannot be found so the icon gets a
> question mark. Then I remove the icon from the dock.
>
> Same will happen for missing documents (though they are on the other side of
> the Dock).

There has been some confusion: this is expected behavior. Not exactly sure
what is the problem is... more info would be needed for me to understand if
the video solves the "issue" or if the original poster was confused or what is
going on. I am doing nothing but showing how macOS is designed to work.

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Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot
use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow
superior by attacking the messenger.

They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.