Dock and Cursor disappear and I can't run anything until they come back
I don't know how or why, but I move my finger around on the touch pad and usually they come back, but it is frustrating
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.6
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Have you restarted the computer lately?
Rebooting is the best first step in troubleshooting.
If a simple reboot of your Mac doesn’t fix things, see if the problem still happens in safe mode. Safe mode will often correct weird software behavior by forcing the OS to clear caches, do disk repair and other self-maintenance and housekeeping and temporarily disables third-party mods.
How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
Does the same thing happen while in Safe mode?
You can exit safe mode by restarting your Mac normally, then reevaluate the problem.
Is the Dock automatically hiding?
Guidance for changing that can be found here: Change Desktop & Dock settings on Mac - Apple Support