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Q: Does your cursor disappear?

I use two monitors: the 27" and a 30" Cinema HD. From the beginning, with Yosemite, I noticed that the cursor sometimes disappears after I move an app from one monitor to the other. Particularly notice it with Aperture. if I do a CTRL-TAB, it reappears. Have others noticed this?

 

Thanks.

OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Dec 15, 2014 3:36 PM

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  • by IluvMyiphone,

    IluvMyiphone IluvMyiphone Dec 21, 2014 5:37 AM in response to Brentbin
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    Dec 21, 2014 5:37 AM in response to Brentbin

    I too have a disappearing cursor which happens in iTunes full screen mode while watching video. Yosemite latests versions. it is most annoying

  • by Swanville,Helpful

    Swanville Swanville Jan 5, 2015 8:33 PM in response to Brentbin
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    Jan 5, 2015 8:33 PM in response to Brentbin

    Yup. Happens on both a 15" MBP Retina and my Mac Pro tower. So irritating that Apple won't fix.

  • by IluvMyiphone,Helpful

    IluvMyiphone IluvMyiphone Jan 6, 2015 6:54 AM in response to Swanville
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    Jan 6, 2015 6:54 AM in response to Swanville

    I had this problem return, but it went away again when I went to System Preferences > Accessibility > Zoom and unchecked both "Use keyboard shortcuts to zoom" and "Use scroll gesture with modifier keys to zoom". Comes right back if I check either one.

  • by shtzulu95,

    shtzulu95 shtzulu95 Apr 11, 2015 1:07 PM in response to IluvMyiphone
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    Apr 11, 2015 1:07 PM in response to IluvMyiphone

    If I don't have a Cursor it's impossible to get to System Preferences or anywhere else to do anything.  I need a Cursor. I cannot control anything on my MBPro.

  • by halh,Helpful

    halh halh Apr 13, 2015 9:51 AM in response to Brentbin
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    Apr 13, 2015 9:51 AM in response to Brentbin

    I have the same issue just after starting moving between 2 LG1952TX displays. It seems to happen if I have selected the restore window option. When I move from MON-1 to MON-2 the cursor disappears when I pass the edge, but all I've had to do was click the trackpad and the cursor reappears and remains visible.

     

    I'll try Control-Tab solution if this recurs. In the meantime I've set the Accessibilty option suggested by IluvMyiphone to see what happens.

     

    Mac mini

    OS X 10.10.3

  • by shtzulu95,

    shtzulu95 shtzulu95 Apr 12, 2015 2:54 PM in response to halh
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    Apr 12, 2015 2:54 PM in response to halh

    If it happens when you have VoiceOver on, do a Command F5. It turns VoiceOver Off and the Cursor comes back. It's a Toggle.

  • by Brentbin,

    Brentbin Brentbin Apr 13, 2015 9:54 AM in response to Brentbin
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    Apr 13, 2015 9:54 AM in response to Brentbin

    Thanks for all the inputs. I've mentioned it to Apple online support, so I hope Apple addresses the problem.

    Cheers

  • by StreamUK,

    StreamUK StreamUK Apr 23, 2015 11:17 PM in response to IluvMyiphone
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    Apr 23, 2015 11:17 PM in response to IluvMyiphone

    Thanks, i disabled the zoom and i now have my mouse back when in itunes full screen mode. Apple needs to add that to a bug list somewhere.

  • by John Nightingale,

    John Nightingale John Nightingale May 6, 2015 6:28 PM in response to StreamUK
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    May 6, 2015 6:28 PM in response to StreamUK

    Sorry, Apple, but none of the above fixes seem to work on my Mini using 10.10 3.  The problem first appeared in 10.10.2. I get my cursor back for about 30 seconds after moving to another application. Only a single screen in use, though there is a TV set connected via HDMI, though it is switched off at the wall most of the time. Apple seems unwilling to confront this little glitch. It certainly makes using the machine tedious having to switch apps every 30 seconds while using the cursor to navigate any app.

     

    I'm lucky I ve some alternatives such as this iPad.

    J.

  • by PopMax,

    PopMax PopMax Jul 8, 2015 3:08 PM in response to IluvMyiphone
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    Jul 8, 2015 3:08 PM in response to IluvMyiphone

    Yes I have this problem but I have stumbled on a solution that gets the cursor back fast. Set up a hot corner to put the display to sleep. When the cursor disappears just wipe to the corner, the screen goes black. Move the mouse and when the screen comes back on, it includes the mouse cursor.

  • by Scifiwritermom,

    Scifiwritermom Scifiwritermom Jul 31, 2015 11:26 AM in response to IluvMyiphone
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    Jul 31, 2015 11:26 AM in response to IluvMyiphone

    Thanks - this fixed my cursor problem as well!

  • by andwhale,

    andwhale andwhale Nov 10, 2015 3:23 AM in response to Brentbin
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    Nov 10, 2015 3:23 AM in response to Brentbin

    Sometimes, the issue can be reproduced by quickly switching between apps using CMD+Tab so that the popup with apps' thumbnails won't even appear. Both Yosemite and El Capitan.

  • by SMTS,

    SMTS SMTS Dec 22, 2015 3:17 AM in response to Brentbin
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    Dec 22, 2015 3:17 AM in response to Brentbin

    By far the easiest way to get the cursor back, in my experience, is to simply swipe the trackpad as if you were moving to the top of the screen and then click (i.e. clicking off the top of the screen anywhere).

     

    In brings the cursor back immediately.

  • by Red and Blue,

    Red and Blue Red and Blue Mar 30, 2016 7:14 AM in response to IluvMyiphone
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    Mar 30, 2016 7:14 AM in response to IluvMyiphone

    I'm using Mavericks 10.9.5 with the zoom keyboard shortcut, control and two finger swipe up or down, and the cursor disappears periodically. Sometimes if I swipe up-and-down to the top and bottom quickly repeatedly it will come back, but sometimes not. I just tried the suggestion above of swiping to the top and clicking, but that didn't work. Since it seems to be connected to the zoom function, I tried pressing "control" and zooming in with the two finger swipe, and that brought to cursor back immediately.

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