sean9891

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Q: Dock & Taskbar Disappearing

My dock and taskbar disappear whenever I'm working in an application other than Finder. Why is this and how can I make them permanently present?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Mar 30, 2012 1:58 PM

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by pennbank,

pennbank Mar 30, 2012 3:28 PM in response to sean9891
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Mar 30, 2012 3:28 PM in response to sean9891

For Dock
System Preferences/Dock
uncheck Automaticaly hide and show the dock if checked

or

Apple menu / Dock/ see whats checked also look at Dock preferences.

for your Task Bar
see members answers to similar question here
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2131614?start=0&tstart=0
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by Zyriab,

Zyriab Mar 30, 2012 3:50 PM in response to sean9891
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Mac OS X

Mar 30, 2012 3:50 PM in response to sean9891

Are you running those applications in full-screen mode?
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by pennbank,

pennbank Mar 30, 2012 4:03 PM in response to pennbank
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Mar 30, 2012 4:03 PM in response to pennbank

If you are running in full screen mode, then,place cursor on the top of screen and click the Blue box top right of screen and resize
display with mouse.
clicking on the greyed out two arrows (Top right of Screen ) will make screen go to full screen mode and make task bar disappear

The menu Bar
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2473
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by sean9891,

sean9891 Mar 30, 2012 4:33 PM in response to Zyriab
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Mar 30, 2012 4:33 PM in response to Zyriab

No, I'm just running applications as normal. My 'minimize' feature has also mysteriously gone missing.
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by sean9891,

sean9891 Mar 30, 2012 4:34 PM in response to pennbank
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Mar 30, 2012 4:34 PM in response to pennbank

I've tried these and they unfortunately don't seem to work. When I click back on the desktop the dock and menu bar reappear, it's only when I'm on another application that they disappear.
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by pennbank,

pennbank Mar 30, 2012 4:36 PM in response to sean9891
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Mar 30, 2012 4:36 PM in response to sean9891

Try PRAM reset
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

SMC Reset
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
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by pennbank,

pennbank Mar 30, 2012 4:42 PM in response to sean9891
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Mar 30, 2012 4:42 PM in response to sean9891

all I can suggest is read and copy
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2131614?start=0&tstart=0

and delete
HD > User > Library > Preference > com.apple.systemuiserver.plist
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by Larriet,

Larriet Mar 11, 2014 5:19 PM in response to pennbank
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Mar 11, 2014 5:19 PM in response to pennbank

OMG, you saved my LIFE! Now I'm off to KILL the CAT who walked all over my keyboard and wreaked this (and who knows what OTHER) havoc in the first place!!! >^..^<
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