Just updated to Catalina with my iMac Pro 2017 & the dock has disappeared this morning. It was here last night after the update but nothing today.
It won't show again - anybody experiencing this too ?
Changing the dock settings in System settings did not work for me, but following sure did:
To prevent the Dock from hiding, open Terminal and execute the following command:
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool false; killall Dock
autohide -bool false turns off the autohide. killall Dock kills the current Dock process. It will then automatically restart with the autohide setting off.
I found out that by clicking on the dock size slider button it shows and disappears again with each click.
Definitely a bug. But can be temporary fixed by 'clicking' on the size slider on my MacBook Pro.
After I got the latest update it seemed at first to have been fixed, but again after every shutdown, the dock is missing. Now I tried the 4-finger-drag and it appears. Doesn't stay visible, but at least I get it out when I need it. I'd rather have it fixed tho.
Really bad software flaws. Did the kill all got the dock back but all my customizations gone. Horrible that the most basic thing is broken.
Yes, I went into System Preferences and Dock, adjusted the size and clicked on the slide and my Dock reappeared. It seems I have to do it whenever I turn my machine back on but it works.
Here is what worked for me:
- System Preferences, Dock
- Unchecked auto-hide field
- Restarted with all windows open
I hope it works with you too ...
Try doing a four finger up swipe on your trackpad. It seems that this is the new way to access the dock, it doesn't work the way it used to.
I am having this problem on my macbook pro, when the screen goes to sleep I have to reboot to get the doc back.
There was an update available and it seems to have fixed the dock issue for my MacBook today :)
Yes, seems to be fixed now in 10.15.1
I have experienced this twice right after boot up yesterday and now. I don't have multiple monitors. When I go to adjust the size it appears, and disappears after I'm done adjusting. if I reboot the computer it appeared yesterday, will see what it does today. I am also using an iMac 2017.
Try restart with Option+Command+D. It worked for my Mac Air.
I am on an iMac and when I opened mission control the dock would appear. Otherwise it is completely disappeared.
Restart with Option+Command+D.
I got that update, still dock issues.
I get around it by opening an app, say Safari, in full screen. Then Apple Key-Tab back to the desk top and get the dock back that way
I might be misunderstanding you but what your describe in your last post is exactly what should happen. When your cursor brings up the Dock you should click on the icon of the app you want to use. If you are using the Trackpad and tap on the icon with one finger, the programme will open. If you click with two fingers you get a menu to choose from. If you want to see the dock all the time you have to deselect the show/hide option by clicking on the blue check box to dismiss the check (or tick if you are British).
OS X Catalina - Dock has disappeared
