Mojave Dock Bug

[return2sendai]

Hi,

I have a dock bug on Mojave, 10.14.6. Whichever app I place at the left-hand end of the dock randomly appears off the dock, as in the screenshot. It affects all apps, not just Finder, and has done throughout my time on Mojave. I'm not upgrading to Catalina (for the foreseeable future). I've tried 'killall Dock' on Terminal, which fixes it temporarily, but it randomly happens again, either on a fresh boot or anytime when I'm on my iMac. Solutions welcome.

 

[casperes1996]

Reinstall Mojave.

 

[bogdanw]

I've tried 'killall Dock' on Terminal, which fixes it temporarily, but it randomly happens again, either on a fresh boot or anytime when I'm on my iMac. Solutions welcome.

You can try to remove the preferences files com.apple.dock.plist and com.apple.dock.extra.plist from ~/Library/Preferences/ then killall Dock.
Or make another user and see if it happens on that account too.

 

[getrealbro]

Does it do the same thing if you put the dock on the left or right side of the screen?

FWIW I've never understood why Apple defaults the dock to the bottom of screens that these days are almost always significantly wider than tall.

GetRealBro

 

[return2sendai]

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Reinstall Mojave.

A seat at the Genius Bar awaits you.

 

[casperes1996]

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A seat at the Genius Bar awaits you.

Don't know whether to take that as an insult or a "problem solved"...

 

[return2sendai]

Don't know whether to take that as an insult or a "problem solved"...

Given the problem is minor, reinstalling an entire OS is somewhat drastic. But given reinstalling an entire OS has the ‘potential‘ to fix any problem, take it as sarcastic.

 

[casperes1996]

Given the problem is minor, reinstalling an entire OS is somewhat drastic. But given reinstalling an entire OS has the ‘potential‘ to fix any problem, take it as sarcastic.

Gotcha. Thanks for clarifying. - I reinstall operating systems all the time though so don't see it as drastic. If you separate data and OS, it's pretty seamless, really. Well, setting up the configuration takes a little, but other than that, smooth process.
Anyhow, just figured it was the fastest and easiest fix. But obviously not one that gets to the root of the issue

 

[Gregg2]

FWIW I've never understood why Apple defaults the dock to the bottom of screens that these days are almost always significantly wider than tall.

More items, potentially larger icons, fit across the longer edge. That's where mine lives. If not the bottom, would the default be left or right? It can't be both.

 

[topcat001]

Does this happen if you create a new user and try using that account?

 

[getrealbro]

More items, potentially larger icons, fit across the longer edge. That's where mine lives. If not the bottom, would the default be left or right? It can't be both.

I keep my dock on the left side of my main (32” 1440P) monitor, where i do almost all of my work. My secondary (24” WUXGA) monitor is physically and logically set to the right and has the windows open for monitoring my internet connection, LAN, and system performance, etc.. I face the larger screen, with the real time graphs on the smaller screen still visible by glancing right.

I’ve attached a clip showing my dock on the left with a pretty full applications folder open in list view. That is how I launch apps that I don’t permanently keep in my dock.

FWIW My first Mac was a Lisa (AKA Mac XL). So a lot of the “new stuff” (e.g. Launch Pad, Stacks) just leaves me cold.

 

[return2sendai]

Solved it by myself - pretty much as usual. Just reduce the size of the dock. If it's at maximum size, the left-hand icon falls off when minimising open apps into the right-hand side. Or disable minimising open apps into the dock and enable minimising open apps into their icons. Thanks for the input. But, I guess I'm the genius. Byeeee!

 

[Riwam]

Solved it by myself - pretty much as usual. Just reduce the size of the dock. If it's at maximum size, the left-hand icon falls off when minimising open apps into the right-hand side. Or disable minimising open apps into the dock and enable minimising open apps into their icons. Thanks for the input. But, I guess I'm the genius. Byeeee!

You are no doubt perfect with only one fault: your modesty.
Why bother to ask the community if you find all the answers to your own questions „pretty much as usual“ by yourself

 

[casperes1996]

You are no doubt perfect with only one fault: your modesty.
Why bother to ask the community if you find all the answers to your own questions „pretty much as usual“ by yourself

Sassy, but sort of fair