If the Dock reappears, then you’ll know it’s set to hide automatically. To check whether your Dock is set to hide automatically, move your cursor to the area where the Dock normally resides. Alternatively, if you recently installed some new software, then it might have modified your Dock’s settings without your explicit permission. Even if you have sole custody of your Mac, there’s a chance you might have inadvertently enabled this setting, by triggering the “Option + Command + D” shortcut.
If you share your Mac with other people, then there’s a chance they might have dipped into your “System Preferences,” and modified your Dock’s settings. Move the cursor to the upper-left corner of your current window, and then click the green button (where the cursor is positioned in the following screenshot).īy default, the Dock is set to remain onscreen permanently, but there’s a setting that automatically hides the Dock whenever you aren’t hovering over it.There’s no way to make the Dock a permanent fixture in fullscreen mode, so if you want the Dock to quit its vanishing act, then you’ll need to exit fullscreen mode. If you’re currently in fullscreen mode, then you can temporarily uncover the Dock by moving your cursor to the area of the screen where the Dock would usually be the Dock should appear for a few seconds, and then vanish. Whenever you enter macOS’ fullscreen mode, the Dock is hidden automatically to give your apps and windows more onscreen space.
