Menu bar item missing to arrange windows

Prior to updating to Sonoma, I had a menu bar item that I could use to arrange windows and it has disappeared. I don't know what it was called. If I selected a window (finder for instance) I could click this button in the menu bar and then could select for that window to be left or right half of screen, or left middle or right third of screen or top left, top right, etc quarter of screen etc. I just don't remember how I got that app (button) or where to find it now. Any help is appreciated.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 15, 2023 9:46 AM

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AppleHaze Author

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Posted on Oct 15, 2023 1:15 PM

Luis, you were correct all along regarding 3rd party app. I don't remember getting it but I must have had Magnet and have redownloaded from app store and am back in business. I love it because I can split to thirds, or quarter screen. I still don't have hover function which I will have to figure out at some point especially if there are other items that have hover and I'm not able to utilize. Thanks.

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Oct 15, 2023 10:52 AM in response to AppleHaze

I don't recall having such a button in the menu bar. Maybe this was created by a third party application?

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Oct 15, 2023 1:11 PM in response to dialabrain

That is it! I guess it somehow got deleted after updating to Sonoma. I just downloaded and am good to go. Thanks

dialabrain

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Oct 15, 2023 1:11 PM in response to AppleHaze

You're welcome.

Barney-15E

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Oct 15, 2023 12:38 PM in response to AppleHaze

no, it wasn't a third party app. I used to have room but the built in function from apple seemed to work better. very frustrating that i can't get that hover to work. guess I'm stuck finding a 3rd party app anyway to do what I need, unless a future update somehow brings things back. thanks for your time.

I have never seen a button in macOS that provides anything other that left or right as shown in Luis’ screenshot.

If you had an option for thirds or top/bottom, it was a third party app.

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Menu bar item missing to arrange windows