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I have recently upgraded to OSX Mavericks and I'm mostly happy with it. My one gripe at the moment is that the displays icon for second monitors that I used to have in the menu bar is gone and I don't know how to get it back. I've tried googling but I can't find anything.

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As observed, the Arrangement tab only appears when a second monitor is connected — and dragging that Arrangement view won’t create a persistent menu‑bar item. Checking Displays was the right instinct (thanks ), but the little Displays/AirPlay control is a separate “menu extra” that macOS manages differently from the Arrangement UI. (macrumors.com)

If the menu icon is missing it can be added from the system Menu Extras folder. In Finder choose Go -> Go to Folder... and open:

/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras

Double‑click Displays.menu (or run the same from Terminal) to add the Displays/AirPlay menu extra immediately:

open "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Displays.menu"

This brings the Displays menu back into the menubar without reconfiguring Arrangement. (apple.stackexchange.com)

Troubleshooting notes (common causes and quick fixes): make sure Wi‑Fi is enabled (AirPlay needs network visibility) and that firewall settings aren’t blocking AirPlay; enable “Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available” in Displays if the icon is meant for AirPlay; refresh the menu bar if changes don’t appear by restarting the menu server:

killall SystemUIServer

Finally, rearrange or remove menu extras by holding Command (⌘) and dragging the icon; some system icons only appear when the device is available and may be transient. (lifewire.com)

If the icon still won’t persist across restarts, check for login‑item managers or configuration profiles that control menu items, and confirm the Mac’s OS updates/behavior for menu extras (behavior changed in later macOS releases).

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Apple logo > System Preferences > Display > Arrangement

Drag and drop it to where you would like it.

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hi, I followed the instructions. It doesn't say anything about arrangement in the display section. Pretty sure I've not missed it.

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OK arrangement is there when I have a second monitor connected, but it won't be dragged to the menu bar.

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