dock hides even when auto hide is switched off

The dock disappears always. When I use 3 fingers slide up to show the desktops, the dock appears.

The auto hide option is switched off.

I already deleted the plist file for the dock, no solution.

Please help.

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Oct 21, 2019 12:27 AM

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Posted on Oct 28, 2019 5:07 AM

This happened to me too. Recommended fixes did not work. I found this solution worked permanently:


  1. Got to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Launchpad & Dock
  2. Turn off 'Turn Dock Hiding On/Off'
  3. Go to System Preferences > Dock
  4. Untick 'Automatically hide and the show Dock'


If this does not work, then go back to Systems Preferences and reset the settings above as they were before making changes. Then restart and make the same changes listed above but in this order:


  1. Go to System Preferences > Dock
  2. Untick 'Automatically hide and the show Dock'
  3. Got to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Launchpad & Dock
  4. Turn off 'Turn Dock Hiding On/Off'


Good luck!

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Oct 28, 2019 5:07 AM in response to djgert

This happened to me too. Recommended fixes did not work. I found this solution worked permanently:


  1. Got to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Launchpad & Dock
  2. Turn off 'Turn Dock Hiding On/Off'
  3. Go to System Preferences > Dock
  4. Untick 'Automatically hide and the show Dock'


If this does not work, then go back to Systems Preferences and reset the settings above as they were before making changes. Then restart and make the same changes listed above but in this order:


  1. Go to System Preferences > Dock
  2. Untick 'Automatically hide and the show Dock'
  3. Got to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Launchpad & Dock
  4. Turn off 'Turn Dock Hiding On/Off'


Good luck!

Oct 27, 2019 8:43 AM in response to djgert

Hi djgert,


Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities. From my understanding, the doc disappears when opening Mission Control on your Mac. I also see that "Turn Dock Hiding On/Off" is switched off in System Preferences. I’d like to assist you, and recommend that you test the issue in safe mode and in a new user account. Here’s how:


Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac

How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac


If you’re still having trouble, contact Apple Support for further assistance:


Get Support


Kind regards.

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