Want to hide or unhide desktop items on your Mac or MacBook Pro? Stay tuned—this article will guide you through easy steps to show or hide your desktop icons.
How to hide desktop icons on Macbook or Mac?
Open terminal on your Macbook or Mac, copy the below command from here, paste it in the terminal app and press enter. This will hide all your desktop icons.
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true; killall Finder
How to unhide desktop icons on Macbook or Mac?
Open terminal on your Macbook or Mac, copy the below command from here, paste it in the terminal app and press enter. This will bring all your desktop items back.
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true; killall Finder