{"id":54995,"date":"2019-10-22T09:02:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=54995"},"modified":"2019-10-24T14:13:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T19:13:17","slug":"customizing-catalinas-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/54995-customizing-catalinas-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"Customizing Catalina’s Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You made it through the macOS Catalina installation, perhaps without any of the issues being reported by some users<\/a>. Or if you did experience a few hiccups, you were able to resolve the issues and now Catalina is installed and working well for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With no thoughts of downgrading to a previous version of the Mac OS<\/a>, it\u2019s time to tackle one of the most important tasks you undertake when you upgrade to a new OS: customizing the operating system to better reflect your personality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I specifically mentioned macOS Catalina because of a problem I encountered when changing icons on the Catalina desktop. This Rocket Yard guide includes a workaround for that specific problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These customization tips will work with just about any version of the Mac OS, so if you’re still running a stock-looking desktop, take a little bit of time and have some fun making the Mac desktop your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customize Finder Preferences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the first customizations tasks I undertake is to change the Finder preferences to match up to how I like to work. For me, this includes displaying drives and connected devices on the desktop, opening new folders in windows and not tabs, selecting which items are visible in the Finder’s sidebar, and preventing a warning every time I empty the trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drives, servers, and iPods not showing up on your Desktop? Finder Preferences lets you make these devices visible on the Desktop.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the changes you may wish to make will be different, but the method for altering the Finder is the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the File menu, select Open a New Finder window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the Finder menu, select Preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finder Preferences window will open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Tab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Place a checkmark in the box for each item you want to have displayed on the Desktop. For me, that\u2019s all of them: <\/p>\n\n\n\n