After upgrading to macOS Mojave, you may notice that extra icons appear and remain in your Dock even after you quit the applications. This is due to a new feature in Mojave that Apple hopes will make accessing frequently used applications easier. But if you prefer to manage your Mac's own Dock and don't want extra icons cluttering it up, here's how to turn recent application icons off in Mojave.
After upgrading to macOS Mojave, you may notice that extra icons appear and remain in your Dock even after you quit the applications. This is due to a new feature in Mojave that Apple hopes will make accessing frequently used applications easier. But if you prefer to manage your Mac's own Dock and don't want extra icons cluttering it up, here's how to turn recent application icons off in Mojave.
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