Newbie OSX User - Installing Applications

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Can anyone answer this please:

Not used OSX for long so still VERY new to it, but I've noticed that when I drag'n'drop a program into my Applications Folder to install it, the icon appears like this:

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(Look at DropBox).

It's like that for a while, sometimes hours, sometimes day, then it just 'changes' to the proper icon.

Look into the Applications Folder, the icon is fine.
 
I think it just takes a little while for the folder on the dock to update. I have the same thing with new applications, goes away after a few boots of said app.
 
Are you sure you it's not looking for the .dmg - if it is, and it's not there, this may happen.

Are you sure you dragged the app out of the package and in to your apps folder?
 
Well, for "DropBox" for example, it just said something like "Drag [icon] to [icon]*"

*Showed a picture of the Applications Folder Icon.

So I did that, it all installed, said the congratulations etc, etc and works fine.

I'm unmounted the DMG, the "DropBox" icon is showing perfectly in the Applications 'Folder', but just shows the icon in the screenshot with a line through it.

I've had this a few times, it does just go away, just seems rather weird that's all.
 
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