Cursor / Mouse disappearing on Mac

This is how I fixed mine... I have a MacBookAir, with the new Bluetooth mouse... Went to System Preferences, Mouse, Unchecked "Swipe between pages; Swipe between full-screen apps, and Mission Control. It has not disappeared since.

archanad Said:

“For non techies pls explain how to reset NVRAM. Thanks.”

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You are welcome.

What to Do:

Hold Down all 4 of these keys simultaneously: [Option Command P R], as depicted by Apple, here.

When to Hold them Down:

• If your Mac has a chime upon boot, hold it down right when and while you hear the chime (not before the chime).
• If your Mac does not have a chime upon boot, hold them down right after you boot

How Long to Hold them Down:

The Mac may restart itself a couple of times during this. This is intended. So, hold the. down until you get to the login screen, it might taken15 or 30 seconds.

Campvan Said:

"My laptop has been doing that too! So frustrating! The way I get my cursor back is to push F3 then you can see where it's at on your desktop. Otherwise, no permanent fix that I know about. Grr!"

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Did you try a NVRAM Reset?

I mentioned it in my prior reply. Give it a Go:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250840508?answerId=251600050022#251600050022

This is happening to me, too, on Macbook Pro 2017, 13 inch. I use three fingers and swipe up and the cursor usually comes back right away. I think it might have something to do with the cursor disappearing when you type, but I'm not sure. It also happens when I switch between desktops.

I have had the same problem, but I just noticed it today. I updated my Mac last night. I've found that it disappears while typing, and when that happens just moving it will make it come back. Other times, it disappears when I switch between open windows. I've found that if I move the mouse up to the menu bar and click in the middle, it will reappear. That's the only way I've figured out to fix it so far. I've also seen twice that the mouse gets frozen where it is, but usually if I shake it around it will eventually start moving again (I think this is also connected to the menu bar, moving the "shadow" up there seems to help.)

Olivia0614 Said:

"Cursor/mouse disappearing on Macbook Air: I'm not sure if it's a glitch in the new Macbook update, but every few minutes my cursor on my Macbook Air keeps disappearing

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Try This: Reset the NVRAM. Sometimes, when performing upgrades, the NVRAM becomes manipulated, technically. So reset the NVRAM. All should be back to Normal, afterwards.

staceyfhayden Said:

“i keep trying this but it opens a print window. Can you please help? Is there another way to reset the NVRAM?”

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Please Clarify: What do you mean by “print window”.

Can you take a picture of this using your iPhone (or another device) and attach it as a reply to this post?

The NVRAM is reset upon boot; not while you are logged in. So shut down the Mac, and then reset the NVRAM upon boot.

Use this Link: Reset the NVRAM. Sometimes, when performing upgrades, the NVRAM becomes manipulated, technically. So reset the NVRAM. All should be back to Normal, afterwards.

tinashempa Said:

”The exact same thing is happening to me - when I switch between desktops/apps. I have to use three fingers to swipe up too and it appears again. How can this be solved?!”

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Report this to Apple as a Bug Report:

Inform them of what you come across and how you’ve gone about troubleshooting it, thus far. They more feedback they receive of a particular report, the more they’ll know look into it, hopefully resulting in an update:

1. Go Here: Feedback - macOS - Apple
2. Select: “Bug Report as the “Feedback Type”
3. Proceed from there as necessary

davidfromrockford Said:

”my curser keeps disappearing on my mac book”

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Reset the NVRAM:

Reset the NVRAM, as mention mentioned above.

The exact same thing is happening to me - when I switch between desktops/apps. I have to use three fingers to swipe up too and it appears again. How can this be solved?!

Olivia0614 Said:

”Cursor/mouse disappearing on Macbook Air”

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Just following up. Did you reset the NVRAM? It’s worked for many.

Update: The cursor disappearance issue has never surfaced again! Very grateful that your directions worked, TheLittles. Anyone who's having the same problem, follow his directions on 12/14/19.

Thanks again, The Littles! :)

sbtriciaT Said:

”Update: The cursor disappearance issue has never surfaced again! Very grateful that your directions worked, TheLittles. Anyone who's having the same problem, follow his directions on 12/14/19. Thanks again, The Littles! :)”

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You are welcome. Glad it worked out!

I am using MacOS Mohave on my new MacAir. Every 5 to 10 minutes my cursor simply disappears. I can usually get it back if I go to the APPLE and get ready to shut down. I thought this problem was supposed to be fixed in MacOS 10. Why is it still happening?

Thank you, it worked great for me.