my menu bar doesn't show clock, despite having ample real estate

I've used Control Center to choose items to be in my menu bar, but despite the choices many don't show.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 14.5

Posted on May 29, 2024 2:33 PM

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Posted on May 29, 2024 3:46 PM

Laura Kaiser wrote:

I've used Control Center to choose items to be in my menu bar, but despite the choices many don't show.


A SafeBoot Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


Does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled temporarily.


Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.




unplug all non-essential peripherals when testing


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS


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May 29, 2024 3:46 PM in response to Laura Kaiser

Laura Kaiser wrote:

I've used Control Center to choose items to be in my menu bar, but despite the choices many don't show.


A SafeBoot Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


Does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled temporarily.


Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.




unplug all non-essential peripherals when testing


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS


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