How to lock the Dock on macOS

Here's how.

1. Open one of the applications you want to always be in the dock, and right click on its dock icon. ...
2. Toggle “Keep in Dock” to on in the Options menu.
3. Open Terminal. ...
4. In the terminal window type: defaults write com.apple.dock contents-immutable -bool true. ...
5. Then type: killall Dock.

1. How do I keep the dock from disappearing on my Mac?
2. How do I lock the bar at the bottom of my Mac?
3. Why does Mac Dock keep moving?
4. What is the bar at the bottom of a Mac called?

How do I keep the dock from disappearing on my Mac?

How to fix a disappearing Dock on a Mac in System Preferences

1. Click the Apple logo in your Mac's upper left corner.
2. Scroll down to "System Preferences."
3. Select "Dock."
4. If "Automatically hide and show the Dock" is checked, uncheck the box next to it.

How do I lock the bar at the bottom of my Mac?

Once you activate this setting, the dock bar will only appear when you move the mouse over the bottom of your MacBook's display.

1. Click the Apple icon located on the main toolbar menu.
2. Select the "System Preferences" option.
3. Click the "Dock" icon.
4. Select the option to "Automatically hide and show the Dock."

Why does Mac Dock keep moving?

This is a feature of the way Mavericks handles multiple displays. As you move your mouse and focus to different displays, the system menu bar and Dock will appear on that display. To prevent this, go to the Mission Control system preferences and uncheck the "Displays have separate spaces" option.

What is the bar at the bottom of a Mac called?

At the top of the screen is the menu bar and at the bottom is the Dock. In between is what's called the desktop.