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Can I lock my dock on a specific display? (self.macos)

submitted 2 months ago by 5teverin0 to c/macos

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I have a Macbook Pro, which has an external display connected via a USB-C dock, with the Macbook positioned to the right of the external display and the external display set as my primary display. I spilled some coffee on my Bluetooth keyboard over the weekend, and some of the keys weren't working, so I moved the Macbook so that I could use its keyboard. I found that I like this setup better, as the Macbook's screen is closer and easier for my aged eyes to see. The only problem is that my Dock remains on the Macbook display, no matter what I do, and I would prefer it on the larger, external monitor. I tried repositioning it in the settings, and I can get it to move to the external, but as soon as I move the Macbook back below the external, the Dock jumps back to the Macbook. Is there something I am missing?

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[–] stoly 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Basically go to the other screen and point at the very bottom of where the dock would go. If you trigger it right, the dock will move to that screen. You’ll now get annoyed when you move it back by accident.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That will move the dock, but as per the question, will not lock it there.

[–] stoly 1 points 2 months ago

They just responded that it was what they needed.

[–] 5teverin0 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I knew about this, but the problem was that my Macbook is positioned below my external monitor, so unless I found just the right spot, the cursor would just move from one screen to the other, without changing where the dock was. However, after reading this reply, I tried again and found the sweet spot near the bottom corner of the screen that allowed me to at least move the dock to the larger monitor. I do wish there was a way to disable that behavior, though. I hate it when I accidentally move it. Thanks..

[–] stoly 1 points 2 months ago

Yay!