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Sidebar Doesn’t Auto-Hide in Browsers

Problem

You have mouse triggers enabled so the sidebar appears when you hover the screen edge. When you move your mouse away, the sidebar auto-hides in most apps — but not when a browser is the active window. In browsers, the sidebar stays visible until you manually dismiss it.

Cause

When Browser Integration is set to Smart Attach, the sidebar’s hide behavior in browsers is controlled separately from the general auto-hide setting. This is because Smart Attach actively manages your browser window layout, so hiding the sidebar also affects how your browser windows are positioned.

By default, the sidebar may stay visible in browsers even when mouse triggers would normally hide it in other apps.

Solution

  1. Open Preferences → Sidebar → Sidebar Behavior
  2. Look for the browser-related auto-hide setting in that section
  3. Enable auto-hide for browser windows

This tells the sidebar to automatically close when your mouse leaves the sidebar area, even when a browser is the active app.

Note on timing

After enabling this setting, there may be a brief delay before the sidebar auto-hides in browsers. This is normal — the sidebar waits slightly longer before hiding to avoid flickering while you’re moving between the sidebar and your browser window.

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