Dock keeps auto-hiding on macOS Tahoe

Mac mini M4 pro


I leave the Mac until screen saver comes up. Then I stop the screen saver and the dock is hidden.

It's not only hidden but refusing to come up properly. Then I have to go to System settings->Desktop & Dock to switch on&off "Automatically hide and show the Dock".


This keeps happening and only started after the OS upgrade.

Mac mini (M4)

Posted on Sep 19, 2025 6:32 AM

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Posted on Sep 19, 2025 6:40 AM

That is not the expected behavior.


See if the problem is present when you boot in safe mode, which disables 3rd party extensions and performs some system cleanup.

 

Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support


If that clears it up, reboot normally and quite likely the issue will be gone.

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Dock keeps auto-hiding on macOS Tahoe

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