Touch Bar Disappeared
I have a MacBook Pro 15" (2018) and I recently updated my OS to Big Sur and now my Touch Bar has completely disappeared. How do I get my Touch Bar back?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.1
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Corrie84
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Hi there gia180,
We understand that since updating, you're no longer seeing the Touch Bar on your Mac.
If you haven't yet, try restarting your Mac normally. The following page explains how: Log out, sleep, wake, restart, or shut down your Mac
After restarting, if the Touch Bar still isn't appearing, try touching different areas on the Touch Bar to see if you get a response. That can help us narrow down whether it's not working at all, or if it's not lighting up.
Additionally, try booting your Mac into safe mode: Start up your Mac in safe mode
Note whether the same behavior occurs there, then restart normally and share your result with us. Safe mode temporarily disavbles non-essenital software, so this step can help us determine if a software conflict may be the cause of the behavior.
Cheers!