Launchpad disappears from the Dock

[Armanaleg]

When I first got my Macbook Pro the Launchpad Icon was in the Dock. Recently I have noticed that it keeps disappearing and I have to go to Finder / Applications to drag it back to the Dock. Anybody know why it may keep disappearing and how can I lock it to the dock?
Thanks

I am running OS X 10.7.5 on an early 2011 13inch MacBook Pro.

 

[oldscribe]

Hi,

Really can not fathom why LP goes from dock as it is a locked icon, not like iPhoto or pages etc.
Other than you accidentally drag it onto the desktop.

EDIT:

You can see this if you right click the dock icon, because you only have 2 options.
1) Remove from dock.
2) Show Launchpad.

 

[Armanaleg]

Hi Oldscribe,

Thanks for your response.

Like you say, I also always thought that it was a locked icon and now that I have dragged it back to the dock the only options are as you state.

Perhaps in my haste to carry out actions I have been dragging it onto the desktop! I will have to be more careful in future and see if disappears again!

 

[oldscribe]

Hi,

Monitor your system for a few days then please post back and let us know if it reoccurs.

EDIT:

I tend to use hot corners and have top left set to launchpad.

 

[Spawn_Dooley]

There has to be more to this issue because that once placed in the Dock, that icon just stays where it is ... by decree of Mac OS X ....