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Renamed apps in force quit

Hi, I recently renamed some apps, but when I enter the force quit menu, it shows their actual name, is there a way to fix this?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.7

Posted on Nov 18, 2024 8:24 PM

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Posted on Nov 18, 2024 11:47 PM

I don’t know for sure, but I would say it isn’t possible. An app is a package of files. When you rename it, you are only changing the name of the enclosing folder. The actual executable “app” does not get renamed.

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