Can't delete an icon in the dock.

[sandman512]

Good morning, there is an icon on the in my dock that won't delete. It is a white icon with a dot underneath it. When I go to drag it to the trash, it will not let me. I cannot force quit either. Any advice, THANKS!

 

[65535]

Can you upload a cropped screenshot of the icon?

 

[bbfc]

Good morning, there is an icon on the in my dock that won't delete. It is a white icon with a dot underneath it. When I go to drag it to the trash, it will not let me. I cannot force quit either. Any advice, THANKS!

Have you tried to restart the dock?

 

[simonsi]

Does right click and "Remove from dock" work rather than trying to delete it?

 

[dhlizard]

Good morning, there is an icon on the in my dock that won't delete. It is a white icon with a dot underneath it. When I go to drag it to the trash, it will not let me. I cannot force quit either. Any advice, THANKS!

The dot means the app is running - close the app or force close it, then right click as advised - select Remove from dock

 

[GGJstudios]

Good morning, there is an icon on the in my dock that won't delete. It is a white icon with a dot underneath it. When I go to drag it to the trash, it will not let me. I cannot force quit either. Any advice, THANKS!

What app is it? You should be able to Force Quit it.

 

[redheeler]

Good morning, there is an icon on the in my dock that won't delete. It is a white icon with a dot underneath it. When I go to drag it to the trash, it will not let me. I cannot force quit either. Any advice, THANKS!

The only app I can think of that fits this description is Finder, which is always open and can't be removed from the Dock. Unless it's another app that's giving you a hard time, in which case it should be gone after you log out and back in (edit: make sure to uncheck the option to reopen windows when you log out).