# Computers

# Disabling macOS Indicator Dots

##### Has this ever happened to you?

[![image.png](https://videng.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/zWvimage.png) ](https://videng.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/zWvimage.png)[![image.png](https://videng.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/3dSimage.png) ](https://videng.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/3dSimage.png)[![image.png](https://videng.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/image.png)](https://videng.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/image.png)[![image.png](https://videng.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/Thrimage.png)](https://videng.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/Thrimage.png)

*Credit*: Sad video engineers in the VE Discord.

##### Do you want to prevent this from happening again?

1. Start up from macOS Recovery. 
    1. Intel: CMD + R after boot
    2. Apple Silicon: Press and hold power for 10 seconds
2. From the Utilities menu in the menu bar in macOS Recovery, choose Terminal.
3. Enter this command: `system-override suppress-sw-camera-indication-on-external-displays=on`
4. Quit Terminal.
5. From the Apple menu, choose Restart, then log in to your user account.
6. From the Apple menu, choose System Settings, then click Privacy & Security in the sidebar.
7. Click Microphone. Or click Camera.
8. Turn off Privacy Indicators.

Originally from this Discord message: [https://discord.com/channels/494428283094564864/697864548652154930/1494235397927075840](https://discord.com/channels/494428283094564864/697864548652154930/1494235397927075840)

[https://support.apple.com/en-us/118449](https://support.apple.com/en-us/118449)