

Found the story interesting? Like us on Facebook to see similar stories. Read the original article on Business Insider. How to fix a disappearing Dock on a Mac computer in 3 different ways. The best drive-thru restaurants in the USA. Paste or write "killall Dock" into the Terminal window to turn off the Dock and automatically restart it.ĭenver shooting suspect did not have an active security guard license, city official says. Click on your desktop screen until you see the "Finder" menu appear in the top left corner. If "Automatically hide and show the Dock" is checked, uncheck the box next to it. Click the Apple logo in your Mac's upper left corner. If neither of these things is the reason, sometimes adjusting your settings can often make your Dock reappear. You can also check whether your Dock is set to hide automatically by moving your cursor over the bottom edge of your screen and seeing if it reappears.

To do so, disable fullscreen mode by hitting the "Esc" key and hitting the green button in the top left corner. If you're in full screen mode, it's important to note the Dock will not show up. The upgrade to Mac's Catalina OS, for example, has seen users complain that their settings are automatically changed, so the Dock disappears by default. Sometimes that Dock can disappear, making navigating your Mac more tedious. You can also customize which applications are included in the Dock. The Mac Dock comes pre-loaded with some of your system's most-used applications.
