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by Jenefey AaronUpdated on 2020-05-29 / Update for iPhone Tips

I have way too many apps on my phone, so many that I can't find any given app in the folders and pages of the springboard home screen any more. If I can't find it, how do I delete it? I don't want to use iTunes for this if there's any way at all to avoid it.'

The most common way to remove an app from iPhone/iPad is to tap and hold the app icon for seconds until all icons start wiggling. Then click the little x appearing. However, when the screen is full of apps and you have just downloaded another new program, it won't appear on any of the screens. So if you want to uninstall apps you can't find on the Home screen, please refer to below 3 tips to get hidden apps off iPhone Xs/Xs Max/XR/X/8/7/7 Plus/SE/6s/6/5, iPad.

Oct 27, 2013 The Windows Font folder itself is using the font, hence why you can't delete the font - i.e. The very tool you're using to delete the font is using said font and thus locking the file! When in the Fonts folder click: Organize Layout Untick 'Details pane' Now try deleting the font. Worked a treat for me. Using the Terminal to locate the “in-use” app and the corresponding file Use Terminal to locate the app that is using the file. If you’re comfortable using the macOS Terminal, there is a command you can try that will identify which app is using the specific file. Double-click on the Trash and make sure that a Finder window pops up.

Option 1: Remove Installed App Can't Find on iPhone Directly

Should there is an app you want to uninstall while the app icon is missing from either iPhone Home screen or any folder, you can remove unwanted background app directly from iPhone with Settings.

Head for Settings > General > Storage & iCloud Usage > Manage Storage, you will see all apps on your device demonstrated in order of memory size.
Find the hidden apps you no longer need from the list and hit it. There you go, with a choice to offload app from iPhone now.

Tip: One thing differing with this method from uninstalling apps on screen with little x is not only the app itself but also the related documents and data will be permanently removed, so it is also useful when you want to free up some space on your overburdened iPhone/iPad.

Option 2: How to Delete Hidden Apps on iPhone Permanently with Tenorshare iCareFone

After you delete an app on your device and you may notice that it gets installed again the next time you sync with iTunes. To prevent offloaded apps from reinstalling again, you can simply use Tenorshare iCareFone, an iTunes alternative tool to remove hidden apps on iPhone permanently.

To do this, get this iOS care utility free installed on your computer. After connecting your device, go to File Manger > App, select one or more apps to be removed. Simple enough.

Option 3: Delete Apps Missing From iPhone with iTunes

iTunes is not merely a media player, it provides iOS users with system management of music, movies, apps and more on their iPhone,iPad at the same time. To remove apps background iPhone, iPad, follow the steps below:

Open iTunes on your PC/Mac and connect your device with it.
Click the iPhone/iPad icon from the upper menu bar and choose Apps under Settings section on the left side.
If you can't find downloaded app on iPhone, iPad intuitively, you can sort apps by name, kind, and category to locate it. Next to the app icon is the Remove button. Hit it to delete apps from iPhone in iTunes.

Tip: You should have already known that iTunes will keep the records of all purchased apps in the App Store and currently there is no way to remove the history. If you are sharing a computer with families and worried about personal info leakage, better to erase hidden apps from your device on Apps > Purchased > Not in My Library too.

That all we'd like to share about how to delete an app on iOS 12/11 and earlier devices even when you can't find app on iPhone Home screen. If you feel interested in Tenorshare iCareFone, don't hesitate to give it a shoot.

Use Launchpad to delete an app

Launchpad offers a convenient way to delete apps that were downloaded from the App Store.

To open Launchpad, click it in the Dock or open it from your Applications folder. You can also pinch closed with your thumb and three fingers on your trackpad.
If you don't see the app in Launchpad, type its name in the search field at the top of the screen. Or swipe right or left with two fingers on your trackpad to show the next or previous page.
Press and hold the Option (⌥) key, or click and hold any app until the apps jiggle.
Click next to the app that you want to delete, then click Delete to confirm. The app is deleted immediately. Apps that don't show either didn't come from the App Store or are required by your Mac. To delete an app that didn't come from the App Store, use the Finder instead.

Deleting an app doesn't cancel any subscription you may have purchased with that app. Learn how to cancel subscriptions for apps that were downloaded from the App Store.

Use the Finder to delete an app

Locate the app in the Finder. Most apps are in your Applications folder, which you can open by clicking Applications in the sidebar of any Finder window. Or use Spotlight to find the app, then press and hold the Command (⌘) key while double-clicking the app in Spotlight.
Drag the app to the Trash, or select the app and choose File > Move to Trash.
If you're asked for a user name and password, enter the name and password of an administrator account on your Mac. This is probably the name and password you use to log in to your Mac.
To delete the app, choose Finder > Empty Trash.

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To use an app again after deleting it, either reinstall it or restore it from a backup.