This is the most bizarre thread I've ever seen. First, the OP was made in 2013. Then we jump forward to talk about El Capitain betas. Then we have some guy writing letters to customer support. Weird.
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How can i get the menu bar to stay without disappearing
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Yes, in El Capitan beta, you have a setting that allows the top menubar to hide automatically.
Yes, it really is a sign that those folks at Apple are taking control completely away from the user<sarcasm>
If you don't want that (or just not impressed), then turn setting back on - UN-check the box in System Preferences/General pref pane "Automatically hide and show the menu bar"
Thank you for actually answering the question
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I hope i am not too late.
System Preferences>>General>> third option with checkbox says "Automatically Hide and Show the Menu Bar"
Clear the box against it and you are done.
It's never too late to read the rest of the thread - and see the same answer already in post #16
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I think I may have an alternate for you. If you click on the green window control button for full enlargement as per normal but keep the 'option' key depressed at the same time, you will find the window open to the maximum size whilst retaining the tool bar or tabs etc for browsing. Closing windows and opening from the dock should retain the setting. Hope that helps.
I think I may have an alternate for you. If you click on the green window control button for full enlargement as per normal but keep the 'option' key depressed at the same time, you will find the window open to the maximum size whilst retaining the tool bar or tabs etc for browsing. Closing windows and opening from the dock should retain the setting. Hope that helps.
Thank you DeltaMac. Having just completing a system update I was trying to find this exact feature. Although I went to this exact place in the menu preferences, I must have "read over" the info to "uncheck." Thanks again!
Ah, thanks. I am having the same problem. I understand that it disappears when I go fullscreen, so how do I change this? It's really annoying having the top bar peek back in when I'm trying to click on another tab.
Hold down the 'alt' key. This full screen button (green button) turns to a plus sign which behaves more like 'Maximize'
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This will maximize the window for the content while maintaining the menu bar and dock. Different apps will behave differently because its maximizing for content. For example Safari will expand to the width of a page and maximize its height, messages will go full screen in width and height all will retain the menu and title bar.
Also option + maximize works fine but its quicker to double click on the empty places of the apps title bar which is a short cut....for a short cut....lol
You know you're in Apple World when the answers are "Don't do what you want, do what Apple tells you to do." Apple must be the only company in the world where when it does something stupid or awkward, the users fall over themselves to tell you why it's the best thing since sliced bread. So... don't maximise windows, the most basic and useful feature, because you'll lose your menu, the other most basic and useful feature. Priceless.
Yep. All part of learning that those various options do allow you to successfully do what you want, when you may have thought the macOS was working against you.
Glad you found the right path!
I have the same problem, the menu bar at the bottom disappears when the mouse is not there.
I am not in full screen mode and "Automatically hide and show menu bar" in System Preferences -> General is unchecked. I have also toggled the checkbox back and forth, doesn't help, menu bar still disappears
I am not in full screen mode and "Automatically hide and show menu bar" in System Preferences -> General is unchecked. I have also toggled the checkbox back and forth, doesn't help, menu bar still disappears
What are you talking about, there is no "menu bar" at the bottom of the screen in the Finder. Do you mean the dock? If so, go to System Preferences > Dock > Automatically Hide and Show the Dock and make sure it is not checked.
I had the same issue yesterday, all afternoon and night. However, I think I might have figured it out, I don't know what I actually did if I corrected it somehow but it didn't take effect until I shut my MBP down and restart. (I just had a feeling because I didn't know how things would work if I didn't have the task bar. I don't know what happened, can someone explain it to me in lamens terms, please?
Option-Command-D will toggle the Dock - although what actually happens is that dock hiding is turned on and off when you press those keys.
Sometimes, the "dock hiding" does not respond when those keys are pressed, and it takes a system reboot to reset the dock.
You COULD also do that through the terminal, with a killall dock command, which would result in resetting the dock itself.
But, restarting your Mac would reset OTHER system processes, which might be contributing to your symptoms.
Why, exactly, did this happen to YOU? Hard to tell at this point. My guess is that you pressed a variation of the Option-Command-D, and you were expecting some other result - or some similar mis-type. But, as has been the case for a lot of computer "ills" and odd glitches, a quick restart is often one of those tips to try - and more often than not, takes care of your issue.
Sometimes, the "dock hiding" does not respond when those keys are pressed, and it takes a system reboot to reset the dock.
You COULD also do that through the terminal, with a killall dock command, which would result in resetting the dock itself.
But, restarting your Mac would reset OTHER system processes, which might be contributing to your symptoms.
Why, exactly, did this happen to YOU? Hard to tell at this point. My guess is that you pressed a variation of the Option-Command-D, and you were expecting some other result - or some similar mis-type. But, as has been the case for a lot of computer "ills" and odd glitches, a quick restart is often one of those tips to try - and more often than not, takes care of your issue.
Exactly what issue did you have? Several problems are discussed in this thread including a disappearing menu bar and disappearing dock.
The menu bar kept disappearing for about a day. I honestly don't really know what I did to get it to stay. All I remember from yesterday is that I reset my MBP, that didn't get it back on. When I shut it down and turned it back on, on a hunch, it's back up. I really don't know what I did to get it back or how it disappeared in the first place.Exactly what issue did you have? Several problems are discussed in this thread including a disappearing menu bar and disappearing dock.
What version of MacOS are you running? When I was running Mountain Lion (10.8.5) on my MacBook Air, sometimes the menu bar would be completely missing in the Finder after restarting the computer. I think I saw the same bug in Lion (10.7). It would come back as soon as I opened another program.
Thank you Flamestar firstly, for your sarcasm aimed at Apple, I'm totally with you What happened to Apple's intuitive simple stuff. Secondly I really thank you for pointing out that my Mac is NOT in Full Screen when I click on the Green button on the LHS of my screen and that I have to go into System Preferences to turn on Full Screen - which I will never do because I need to be able to see my toolbar.
In the current version of the OS the screen widget size button (used to be green - the right most circle on the left of the Title bar) toggles Full Screen. Option click changes size. ^-Cmd-F is a short cut for most apps.
Apps will remember their settings on re-launch.
Apps will remember their settings on re-launch.