If you don't want a particular app, file, or folder in your Dock anymore, you can remove it with just one gesture.
How to remove apps, files, and folders from the Dock on your Mac Let go of the file or folder while it hovers over the right side of the Dock.Select a file or folder from its location on your Mac and drag it to the right side of the Dock.The Dock has a demarcating line that separates apps from files and folders so that you won't mix them up. How to add files and folders to the Dock on your Macįiles and folders can also be saved to your Dock, but they can only be stored on the far right of the Dock, after your app shortcuts. Select Options under the drop-down menu.Īlternatively, you can drag the icon to a different position in your Dock, which will automatically save it as a favorite shortcut.Right-click or Control-click on the app icon in the Dock.If you want to add a currently-running app to your Mac Dock permanently: Let go of the app while it hovers over the Dock. Though you can shuffle the position of app shortcuts in the Mac Dock, you can't move the Finder or trash - they live on opposite ends of the Dock, respectively - nor can you mix file shortcuts with apps in the same section. Currently-running apps (you can also choose in the Dock preferences whether you want to view an indicator (a tiny black dot) for currently-open apps).Items are organized as follows, left to right: If you don't like its positioning, you can move it to the left or right of the screen or have it automatically hide whenever you're not interacting with it. This can be useful if you are working and feel distracted by the wallpaper appearing on either edge of the taskbar.When you first set up your Mac, your Dock lives along the bottom of your screen in a translucent rectangle.
The last two options will switch to the full taskbar view, if you have a program window that has been maximized or when you use alt + tab. If you're using it to modify your taskbar's color, you will need to enable an option under RoundedTB' advanced settings to make the two applications compatible with each other. RoundedTB is compatible with TranslucentTB, another taskbar customization tool. Or, for a more convenient experience, you can toggle the option that automatically hides the system tray, and displays it when you hover the cursor over the area. The system tray however, is not affected by this but you can hide the tray using the hotkey Win + F2. Dynamic mode is the coolest option of the lot, enabling it transforms the Taskbar to a dock, not unlike what you see in macOS. To close it, right-click on the tray icon.Ĭlick the Advanced button in RoundedTB's interface to access some more options that you may tweak. The utility runs in the background, and can be accessed from its system tray icon. If you just want to revert to the original settings temporarily, you may want to exit the program. The default values for the margin and corner radius are zero, so if you wish to restore the Taskbar to its normal appearance, just type 0 in both boxes or drag the sliders all the way to the left, to reset it. Use the sliders to adjust the size of the bar according to you needs. Once the settings are applied, you will notice that the Taskbar has shrunk slightly. The tool sets the values to 3 and 7 respectively, and this applies to the normal Taskbar that stretches the full length of the screen. There are two settings that you can change, the size of the margin and the corner radius. Run RoundedTB and you should see its interface pop-up.
Now, if you do like the centered style, but want a more compact version of it, you should try RoundedTB.Īs the name indicates, the software offers a way to add rounded corners to the taskbar. You can, of course, align the taskbar icons to the left-hand side, like it was in prior versions of the operating system. There have been a handful of updates since Windows 11 was released, but Microsoft hasn't offered more ways to customize the centered Taskbar.