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Add YAML config flag to hide a specific folder #30
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Do you know if this is something that Apple actually allows to happen w/ it's launchpad app folders? |
I see that there is an old tool that does this by putting the hidden items on a -1 row index, but that repo has been abandoned due to apple re-indexing the DBs, so it might not be possible any more? |
I was able to remove apps by removing them from the |
I'm not sure, but I think Apple macOS reindex them postboot. I will have to spin up my ~trashbox vm and give it a shot. Will update ASAP insAllah |
Hi @blacktop - I'm running macOS Sonoma with VirtualBuddy virtualising macOS Ventura. This is my trashbox. It seems that macOS Ventura reindexes two things:
This is pre-reboot. This is the steps taken to execute deletion/removal of default index. trashbox@trashboxs-Virtual-Machine ~ % cd $(getconf DARWIN_USER_DIR)/com.apple.dock.launchpad/db
trashbox@trashboxs-Virtual-Machine db % cp db db.orig.bak
trashbox@trashboxs-Virtual-Machine db % sqlite3 db
SQLite version 3.39.5 2022-10-14 20:58:05
Enter ".help" for usage hints. sqlite> delete from apps
sqlite> .dump apps
PRAGMA foreign_keys=OFF;
BEGIN TRANSACTION;
CREATE TABLE apps (item_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, title VARCHAR, bundleid VARCHAR, storeid VARCHAR,category_id INTEGER, moddate REAL, bookmark BLOB);
COMMIT; Post-reboot, the database now contains self-created app item: trashbox@trashboxs-Virtual-Machine db % sqlite3 db
SQLite version 3.39.5 2022-10-14 20:58:05
Enter ".help" for usage hints. sqlite> select * from apps;
76|Safari|com.apple.Safari||2|697765563.0|book` The 2nd reboot is same - ie. it contains only Safari and that directory, and every other reboot seems like it. I'm not sure where exactly are directories stored in the launchpad db to experiment a bit with default values being reindexed. Kindly. |
Something like would be a good addition (note the
hidden
flag):This way, we can stuff rarely used apps in a specific folder that will be hidden from the launchpad view.
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