cursor disappears after Mojave upgrade

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.

For me this started with the 10.14.1 update, oh how I regret allowing that!

I have no external keyboard or mouse, and have rebooted the system. No external monitor.

This is not a problem with the size of the cursor, not am I an idiot who just can't find or see it, it really is invisible and it happens about 50% of the time an application is chosen from the dock. This happens regardless of whether the app is starting from cold, or is running without windows open. It happens with the OSX calendar, chrome, mail, evernote, itunes ... in sort the specific app is not important.

I can get the cursor back by using 4-fingers-up to show my workspaces even just for an instant. This isn't a solution though, as I have to do it multiple times a minute.

This is a real thing.

Greetings, alop.

It seems that, while using your wireless trackpad with your MacBook Pro, the cursor will disappear. Great job on the troubleshooting you've used, and I'm happy to help.

If your pointer is jumpy when you use a trackpad, Magic Trackpad, or Magic Mouse -- Review the information and apply the steps provided in this article.

Let me know how that goes, and take care!

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.

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...

Experiencing intermittent cursor issues. Today Apple Genius personnel performed a PRAM reset. Try the following:

Shut down your MAC. Turn it on and immediately press and hold these four keys together: Option, Command, P and R. Release keys after approximately 20 seconds, during which time your MAC might appear to start. Advised to repeat this process 2-3 times. I found it works after one attempt. Also, immediately after I installed Mojave my computer crashed with the result of Apple replacing my hard drive. Regret jumping on the Mojave band wagon so soon.

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.

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.

Hi

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

It appears to be a memory problem. Use "Command + TAB" and cursor appears immediately. Even not confortable at least useful meanwhile apple solves the problem.