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bradstewart

Now I'm really confused, when does MacOS decide to hide scrollbars? Only when you're using a touchpad?

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On auto it seems to show up as you scroll only, acting as more of a scroll indicator than an interactive element.

It depends on which pointing device you have installed.

This is the kicker, thanks. I'm using a (non-Apple) mouse and changing the settings didn't seem to have any effect.

You should still be able to make it disappear if you change it to "When scrolling".

I tried that setting before and it doesn't seem to do a thing when you have both types of devices connected.

I keep a touchpad on the left and a mouse on the right (had the extra hardware then got used to the config), plus the one on the laptop itself, and they're hidden with the "Auto" setting.

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