The pipe icon on the menu bar went missing

[Shankar1598]

Describe the bug

The pipe icon went missing, but I am able to move the pipe icon around. It is just invisible. Unsure how to reproduce, I think I was checking and un-checking some of the toggles on the preference section.

Environment

Desktop:

• OS: macOS 14.3.1
• Version: 1.8

[DanCates]

Hi! I'm experiencing a similar issue. Here's a Loom demonstration. I lost the pipe and now the app no longer works and uninstalling / reinstalling doesn't fix it.

My Summary:

1. Identifying the Issue - 00:00:00,345
   • Hidden Bar is running, but the pipe icon is missing.
   • The pipe icon was essential for accessing the Hidden Bar menu.
2. Initial Troubleshooting - 00:00:06,107
   • Attempted to drag the pipe icon for organization, causing it to disappear.
   • Icons missing and reappearing after restarting Hidden Bar.
3. Accessing Preferences - 00:00:52,594
   • Unable to access preferences without the pipe icon.
   • Only option left is to kill the process using Activity Monitor.
4. Testing Notch Theory - 00:01:16,198
   • Icons reappear after killing the process, possibly hidden under the notch.
   • Removing other icons to check for the pipe icon did not resolve the issue.
5. Restarting Hidden Bar - 00:02:00,691
   • Killing and reopening Hidden Bar did not bring back the pipe icon.
   • Unable to interact with Hidden Bar despite multiple attempts.
6. Reinstallation Attempt - 00:02:38,512
   • Uninstalled and reinstalled Hidden Bar, but the issue persists.
   • Suspected change in configuration file not cleared by reinstallation.
7. Potential Solution - 00:04:14,000
   • Identifying and deleting or modifying the configuration file may be necessary.
   • Reinstalling macOS might be required as a last resort.

[marcelkohl]

I had a similar issue where I moved the pipe icon behind the arrow icon then could not see or click anything back.

Discovered later that settings are in relation under ~/Library/Containers with com.dwarvesv.minibar and com.dwarvesv.LauncherApplication

As I had installed HiddenBar using brew, then I could get rid of the containers and its settings by:
brew remove --cask hiddenbar && brew cleanup

Reinstalled and settings windows allowed me to setup all again.