Dock and Menu Bar floating off display area

Just upgraded to OS 13.2.1 - which probably has nothing to do with this issue


my dock, which usually resides at the bottom of my screen, has floated down below the display area. if I take my cursor all the way down to the bottom, it floats back up but then the menu bar floats off the top - and they both seem to extend too far horizontally.


I can temporarily correct each individual issue by moving the cursor to it.


System Preferences > Desktop & Dock > ‘Automatically hide and show the Dock’ is unchecked.


I tried all four screen resolutions, no change.


Any ideas would be appreciated!


MacBook Pro

Posted on Feb 21, 2023 2:13 PM

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Feb 21, 2023 2:28 PM in response to Claude Crider

Claude Crider wrote:

Just upgraded to OS 13.2.1 - which probably has nothing to do with this issue

my dock, which usually resides at the bottom of my screen, has floated down below the display area. if I take my cursor all the way down to the bottom, it floats back up but then the menu bar floats off the top - and they both seem to extend too far horizontally.

I can temporarily correct each individual issue by moving the cursor to it.

System Preferences > Desktop & Dock > ‘Automatically hide and show the Dock’ is unchecked.

I tried all four screen resolutions, no change.

Any ideas would be appreciated!


In Full Screen the Dock is always hidden / menu bar is an option. (See the green pill button*)


You can try a safeboot to clear certain system cache files and will sort many anomalies

 How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support login and test,


reboot as normal and compare your results



if no change toggle the changes and test, then reset them to your preferred settings.


>System Settings>Desktop & Dock




Change Desktop & Dock settings on Mac - Apple Support


*Use apps in full screen on Mac - Apple Support



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