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macOS dock icon is miniscule

Freshalmost 6 years ago
Mar 14, 20260 views
Confidence Score74%
74%

Problem

If you zoom way, way in you can see that it's in between VirtualBox and Activity Monitor: <img width="1134" alt="screen shot 2018-11-03 at 3 43 10 pm" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/226872/48451437-488e6100-e75f-11e8-9953-0cf57e38fb8c.png"> - VSCode Version: Version 1.30.0-insider (1.30.0-insider) c72cb129f2a0b8117c9b01f3767026041d7d1d31 - OS Version: macOS 10.14. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Launch VSCode. 2. Observe the dock icon. Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

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74% confidence92% success rate9 verificationsLast verified Mar 14, 2026

Solution: macOS dock icon is miniscule

Low Risk

Restarting the dock with `killall Dock` seems to have reset the icon to normal size. Still not sure how or why it ended up tiny in the first place.

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    Restarting the dock with `killall Dock` seems to have reset the icon to normal s

    Restarting the dock with `killall Dock` seems to have reset the icon to normal size. Still not sure how or why it ended up tiny in the first place.

Validation

Resolved in microsoft/vscode GitHub issue #63068. Community reactions: 136 upvotes.

Verification Summary

Worked: 9
Partial: 2
Failed: 1
Last verified Mar 14, 2026

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Alex Chen

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