Pin Dock in Multi-Monitor configuration

doughock wrote:

How can I pin the dock to a specific monitor. When I am using my computer, I sometimes position the mouse in the lower portion of a monitor to move a window. In doing so, It sometimes relocates the dock to this monitor. This is not what I intended.

I have the laptop primary monitor, which is where I would like the dock position (at the bottom). I have two external monitors. I am currently running Monterey 12.0.1.

Is there a setting to pin the dock to a specific monitor? In my scenario, I would like it pinned to the laptop monitor.

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If the Dock is positioned at the bottom and hidden, it will appear on any display if you move the cursor down that area. You could keep it showing all the time (though it is a waste of screen real estate). I keep it on one side, hidden.

You can also increase the time before the Dock shows. This can reduce the occurrence at the expense of taking a second or two when you actually want the Dock to appear.

I have done that, since I never even use the Dock. I’d have to look up the exact defaults command to make it happen.

Basically, you have it backwards. They do not pin the Left/Right side. Left/Right never floated.

Apple did not provide for moving the Left or Right side Dock. It is always on the default monitor.

Where as, Apple added code that allowed the Dock when on the bottom of the screen to move to another monitor.

You could try turning off [_] Displays have separate Spaces, in the System Preferences -> Mission Control. When I had equal sized monitors that was a cool effect, but it is not for me these days.

And personally, I prefer my Dock on the Left side. It gives me more vertical space for my windows. But I understand that is not what you desire.

Put your Dock on the left or right side of your primary monitor. It will not move.

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