Mac Dock disappeared or not showing
Your Dock is hidden but still there. Move your cursor to where the Dock should be (in most cases the bottom of the screen) and wait a second. It will pop up. If you want it to stay visible all the time, we'll turn off the hiding setting. This takes less than a minute.
The Dock on Mac can be set to hide automatically so it doesn't take up space on your screen. When hiding is on, the Dock disappears and only appears when you move your cursor to the edge of the screen. This setting is sometimes turned on by accident, making it look like the Dock is gone. We'll turn off the hiding and bring your Dock back to normal.
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Skip — I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Not moving the cursor to the very bottom of the screen far enough when looking for a hidden Dock.
- Thinking the Dock is gone forever when it's actually just hidden and will reappear.
Signs you need professional help
- If you've checked all edges of the screen and turned off hiding but the Dock still won't show, give us a call and we'll bring it back.
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