I accidentally deleted my dock on my desktop. How do I restore it?

I accidentally deleted my dock on my desktop. How do I restore it?

iMac 27″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Nov 8, 2025 7:55 AM

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Nov 8, 2025 8:05 AM in response to Glenburniegoodness

Did you check your System Preferences and see if showing the Dock is still enabled in Dock & Menu Bar preferences?

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Nov 8, 2025 8:20 AM in response to Glenburniegoodness

First try the keyboard shortcut Option + Command + D to toggle it on or off.

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Nov 8, 2025 8:33 AM in response to Ingo2711

Worked. Thanks.

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I accidentally deleted my dock on my desktop. How do I restore it?

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