A giant arrow appears on my Macbook Pro Desktop ... I rebooted and it seems to pop out from the left as I type this post.
WHAT FEATURE HAVE YOU GUYS ADDED TO CAUSE THIS AND HOW CAN I DELETE THIS? IT IS UNNERVING AND APPEARS TO BE AN INTRUDER???
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Original Title: GIANT ARROW IN MY INTERFACE THAT KEEPS REAPPEARING AS I PRESS THE SHIFT KEY
MacBook Air, macOS 26.3
Please clarify what 'giant arrow' you are seeing. A screenshot would help.
Take a screenshot on Mac - Apple Support
If you are seeing an arrow like this, that is Caps Lock.
If you are seeing an arrow like this, that is the assistive pointer.
To turn that off, go to System Settings > Accessibility > Display and toggle it off.
Have you rebooted your Mac? If not, that's the first step. If that does not help, then see if the problem is present when you boot in safe mode. That process performs some system cleanup and clears caches, and also disables 3rd party extensions that may cause problems.
Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support
If that does not correct the issue, test in a new user account. A newly-created user account will have all settings at default, and if the issue does not occur in that new account then it provides guidance on what may need to be changed to correct the issue.
Add a user or group on Mac - Apple Support
Once the testing is complete, the new account can easily be deleted.
Delete a user or group on Mac – Apple Support
Those steps will help to isolate the problem.
It might help to download and run EtreCheck, written by a long-time forum member. The free version is fine. Post the full report using the Additional Text button. No personal information is revealed.
Please clarify what 'giant arrow' you are seeing. A screenshot would help.
Take a screenshot on Mac - Apple Support
If you are seeing an arrow like this, that is Caps Lock.
If you are seeing an arrow like this, that is the assistive pointer.
To turn that off, go to System Settings > Accessibility > Display and toggle it off.
Have you rebooted your Mac? If not, that's the first step. If that does not help, then see if the problem is present when you boot in safe mode. That process performs some system cleanup and clears caches, and also disables 3rd party extensions that may cause problems.
Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support
If that does not correct the issue, test in a new user account. A newly-created user account will have all settings at default, and if the issue does not occur in that new account then it provides guidance on what may need to be changed to correct the issue.
Add a user or group on Mac - Apple Support
Once the testing is complete, the new account can easily be deleted.
Delete a user or group on Mac – Apple Support
Those steps will help to isolate the problem.
It might help to download and run EtreCheck, written by a long-time forum member. The free version is fine. Post the full report using the Additional Text button. No personal information is revealed.
I suspect it is the Accessibility Settings at > Accessibility > Display > Shake Mouse Pointer to locate as suggested by neuroanatomist. Despite the language, it applies to Trackpads too.
Since your post is almost entirely in CAPS check the caps lock key. When caps lock is on a large blue arrow appears as shown in the screenshots posted by @neuroanatomist.
I have been able to rid myself of it.
When I pressed my Shift key, a straight white arrow outlined in black appear in my upper LH side of the screen.
In Accessibility, the feature that allows key choices to migrate from app to app defaulted to be ON. I clicked it off.
IMHO, if Apple makes any changes to the interface, a detailed sheet should let us know about each one. That was quite a waste of time.
Sorry.
In Accessibility, the feature that allows key selections to migrate between apps was ON. I clicked it off.
Personally, I wish they would not introduce so many interface changes.
That said, my Cap Lock key has not worked since of late.
An option to apply key selections to other apps got turned on. I turned it off as well!
How do I remove a persistent giant arrow that appears on my Macbook Pro?
