cursor disappears after Mojave upgrade

I have played with this problem for awhile and it is not because of Mojave as I have not downloaded it yet. I just close the lid and wait a few seconds and when I reopen it the cursor has reappeared.

As mentioned above, pressing command+tab works for me to bring the cursor back.

Yes, this is super annoying and lately pervasive. It disappears every time I switch screens or displays. I have to click on the menu bar to get it to come back multiple times per minute. I'll quit all apps and restart just now, but it is a software problem and not malware. Apple, please fix!

Hey Aaron,

The problem you are having with long login times may be one that can be resolved. If it is truly a random issue, it may not have anything to do with your hardware.

Try this:

1. Go into System Preferences -> Users and Groups -> Login Items
2. The right hand side of the window has a list labeled 'These items will load automatically when you log in:'. Make note of any items that are started at log in and remove the ones that don't need to load at that time.

Also, there is a program called Launch Control that allows you to much more closely manage the processes running on your Mac. Control extends to the following types of processes:

• User Agents
• Global Agents
• Global Daemons
• System Agents
• System Daemons

I don't recommend making changes to any but the first category unless you are familiar with the processes your Mac needs to function properly. Also, don't disable any processes that have apple in the name unless you understand the effects. That said, you should look for software you have installed that may have jobs running that you did not expect. For instance, Adobe and Google both place running processes on your system without you authorizing them expressly.

Enableing and disabling jobs is as simple as checking or unchecking a box; so, Launch Control will not require you to learn any terminal tools. However, LC is just providing a GUI into work you can perform in a terminal.

While I'm writing this, my Mac has 342 processes running, and I keep a close watch on what runs automatically on my Mac.

As a last thought, you may want to open a thread on another group that more directly addresses slow downs on Macs. There is almost always something that can be done. Hope this helps.

Did you solve it?

My problem is similar, sometimes, when I type the cursor gets back one position and it's curious but while I'm typing this I noticed that it's mostly the letter "T" the one that causes the problem.

It happens kinda 40% of the time I press the "T"

I tried to reset PRAM but is not working.

I think it started to happen in the 10.14.1 update...

I have a 2015 Macbook Air

It doesn't help because I don't use wireless trackpad. This new update is a joke. I can't work normal way... I'll never update mac system until wait at least 6 months. And I use 15 inch macbook pro from 2017...

I am having the same "disappearing cursor" problem as described in this discussion. It just started today (12/28/2018). I upgraded to Mojave about a week ago. I am using a 13-inch MacBook Pro (early 2015).

This just happened to us as well. My husband performed the Mojave update (which I did not want him to do) and immediately we had issues with the cursor. It comes and goes. We won't be able to type in the Google search box one minute, then we can. It's very frustrating when you can't get your work done. I'm going to try some of the suggestions on this thread and hope they work! Hopefully, Apple is looking into this issue because more and more people will start to report this problem. It should be fixed.

Unfortunately, it IS, indeed, ALSO trackpad-related. That is the only way I move my cursor, and it started happening to me after upgrading to 10.14.3. :( First noticed it yesterday while using Safari.

I have had the exact same problem... and also, only since the update but more so, after the problem with the SSD that they had with some of the recent latest MacBook pros. Apple sent me an email saying that my new MacBook Pro has a defective SSD and needs to be replaced... I took it to an authorized dealer to get it repaired and when I got it back a week later, it was never the same. It takes a lot longer to boot up and randomly loads when signing in for long periods of time. I take extremely good care of my products, especially this expensive! I always charge it properly and I never leave it on for long periods of time so its very frustrating to have a product that is under full warranty, passes the diagnostics test, but clearly has been defective since the first "service repair"! Just like a car... after the first crash, you are going to encounter some vibrations and further problems.

Hi

I have the same issue & sadly, your response is not the fix.

Ah! Gotcha. I see what you mean. :-D Thanks, js. I sure hope Apple clears it up in the next update (not holding my breath, though lol). Cheers.

This fixes the issue for me.

Oops, yes, I did not mean to imply the same wouldn't happen with a trackpad. I meant that using the trackpad isn't the cause. It's actually not related to the mouse hardware at all (physical mouse or trackpad).

If you have this issue, it will likely happen no matter what hardware you use to move your mouse pointer.