FIX for the white box / cursor sticking bug for Mac OSX High Sierra

egill · May 2018

My wife had this issue after updating her Macbook Air, and this was the fix I found:

Go to accessibility settings -> Display, and increase the cursor size. Any amount will do, just more than the default.

Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/KcV9u7E

Here is where I found out about this fix: https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/130246-mac-high-sierra-the-white-box/&

ToxicBurn · December 2019

This issue is on Mojave as well. Not sure about Catalina. But one would assume so.

artemlebedkoeb17_ESO · January 2020

Unfortunately, none of the above helped. I played with a monitor resolution - but it's all useless. For example, in the World of Warcraft or Left 4 Dead, there has never been such a problem.

Mac mini 2018 + eGPU rx570

rynezuzi · February 2020

try increasing your mouse pointer size in the accessibility settings

BrokenAccidentalStar · July 2021

Can confirm that this is still an issue, only when I use my MacBook Pro with the external monitor I just bought. The Cursor Size fix works, but I don't love that I have to do that.

I like having a tiny cursor, lol.

keto3000 · August 2021

This is still the best fix, even in Catalina!

ZOS_Bill · August 2021

Now that this thread is over three years old the discussion is being closed. You are welcome to start a new discussion if you cannot find a recent thread already open.