How to Get My 3D Dock Back on Mac

Animated windows and multi-touch gestures are only a few of the features that make the Mac operating system, OS X, as popular as it is. Small design features like a 3D dock with reflective glass are one of the many additional touches that add extra polish to a powerful operating system. In the event that the 3D dock has been disabled or reverted to the 2D variation, it can be restored using Terminal commands.

Instructions

1. Launch the "Terminal" application. It can be found in the "Applications" folder in the "Utilities" folder.

2. Enter the following command line:

   defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean NO

   Press "Enter."

3. Restart the dock by "killing" it using the following command line:

   killall Dock

   Press "Enter." The dock will be restarted with the 3D dock re-enabled.

References

• OS X Daily: Change the Mac OS X Dock from 3D to 2D