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Click Text to Speech at the top of the Speech window and select a name from the pull-down menu next to System Voice. Some are male (Alex, Junior, Ralph) and some are female (Agnes, Kathy.

© Provided by Business Insider Mac computers offer several ways to address your missing or disappearing Dock issue. MacFormat Magazine/Getty Images
  • You can fix a disappearing Dock on a Mac computer through a few troubleshooting methods.
  • Your Mac Dock keeps a selection of commonly used apps along the bottom edge of your screen for quick access.
  • While the Dock is usually visible on the screen, it can disappear with no clear way to get it back.
  • Your Mac's Dock doesn't show up in full screen mode, and it can be set to disappear automatically, so troubleshoot these issues first.
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The Mac Dock comes pre-loaded with some of your system's most-used applications. You can also customize which applications are included in the Dock.

Sometimes that Dock can disappear, making navigating your Mac more tedious. The upgrade to Mac's Catalina OS, for example, has seen users complain that their settings are automatically changed, so the Dock disappears by default.

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  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, click Accessibility, then click Spoken Content. Select the 'Speak selection' checkbox. By default, your Mac speaks text when you press the keyboard shortcut Option-Esc. To set a different keyboard shortcut and change other settings, click Options.
  2. You can hide your Mac's menu bar from the System Preferences menu. The menu bar will hide itself, and will appear when you move your cursor to the top of the screen. You can also do the same with your Dock so that you get a clear view of your background when you're not using them.

If you're in full screen mode, it's important to note the Dock will not show up. To do so, disable fullscreen mode by hitting the 'Esc' key and hitting the green button in the top left corner.

You can also check whether your Dock is set to hide automatically by moving your cursor over the bottom edge of your screen and seeing if it reappears.

If neither of these things is the reason, sometimes adjusting your settings can often make your Dock reappear. Here's how to get your Dock back.

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.'

© Ryan Ariano/Business Insider This is the second option in the dropdown menu. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider
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  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, click Accessibility, then click Spoken Content. Select the 'Speak selection' checkbox. By default, your Mac speaks text when you press the keyboard shortcut Option-Esc. To set a different keyboard shortcut and change other settings, click Options.
  2. You can hide your Mac's menu bar from the System Preferences menu. The menu bar will hide itself, and will appear when you move your cursor to the top of the screen. You can also do the same with your Dock so that you get a clear view of your background when you're not using them.

If you're in full screen mode, it's important to note the Dock will not show up. To do so, disable fullscreen mode by hitting the 'Esc' key and hitting the green button in the top left corner.

You can also check whether your Dock is set to hide automatically by moving your cursor over the bottom edge of your screen and seeing if it reappears.

If neither of these things is the reason, sometimes adjusting your settings can often make your Dock reappear. Here's how to get your Dock back.

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.'

© Ryan Ariano/Business Insider This is the second option in the dropdown menu. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

3. Select 'Dock.'

© Ryan Ariano/Business Insider The logo will appear mostly black with what looks to be little apps along the icon's bottom. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

4. If 'Automatically hide and show the Dock' is checked, uncheck the box next to it.

© Ryan Ariano/Business Insider You can also choose to show open applications, animate Dock icon when you click them, and more. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

How to fix a disappearing Dock on a Mac by restarting the Dock

1. Click on your desktop screen until you see the 'Finder' menu appear in the top left corner.

© Ryan Ariano/Business Insider It should appear in the top left next to the Apple icon. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

2. Click on 'File.'

3. Select 'New Finder Window.'

4. Select the 'Utilities' icon.

© Ryan Ariano/Business Insider Utilities will be represented by a blue folder. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

5. Launch the Terminal.

6. Paste or write 'killall Dock' into the Terminal window to turn off the Dock and automatically restart it.

© Ryan Ariano/Business Insider A solid black box with white lettered coding should appear. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

How to fix a disappearing Dock on a Mac by resetting the Preferences list

1. Click on your desktop until you see the Finder toolbar.

2. Select 'Go.'

© Ryan Ariano/Business Insider This option will be between 'View' and 'Window.' Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

3. Scroll down to and choose 'Go to folder.'

© Ryan Ariano/Business Insider A window will appear when you click this link. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

4. Type '~/Library' into the search bar that appears and hit enter.

5. Click on the 'Preferences' folder.

© Ryan Ariano/Business Insider You'll need to scroll towards the bottom to find this folder. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

6. Type 'com.apple.dock.plist' into the Preferences window search bar.

7. When you find the file, drag it into the trash.

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8. Restart your computer.

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Do not want the hidden files and folders visible on your Mac Machine. Here is how we can hide the Hidden files and folders.

Step 1 : Open Terminal.

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Step 2 : Run the following Command : defaults delete com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles

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Step 3 : Now run the Command : killall Finder

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Files and folders should now be hidden.

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