{"id":72025,"date":"2021-03-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=72025"},"modified":"2021-03-11T14:30:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T20:30:45","slug":"put-missing-drive-icon-on-mac-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/72025-put-missing-drive-icon-on-mac-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Tip: How to Put a Missing Drive Icon Back on Your Mac Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The other day I noticed that one of the external drive icons on my Mac Desktop had vanished. Thankfully, it\u2019s easy to remedy this, as well as make sure your Macintosh HD is showing up. Of course, the first thing you want to do is to make sure that you haven’t accidentally disconnected the drive. If it’s plugged in and powered up but you still don’t see the drive icon, try this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Show Your Drive Icons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click the Finder menu at the top left of your Mac\u2019s screen, then select Finder Preferences and click the General tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You\u2019ll see a list of all the items that will show up on your Desktop. Check the box next to \u201cHard disks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a look at your Macs\u2019s Desktop. You should see the missing drive icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, if you DON\u2019T want to see any hard disks, external disks, etc., you can open the Finder menu, choose Finder Preferences, open the General tab, and uncheck any items you don\u2019t wish to appear on your Desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> Don\u2019t confuse the Finder with the Desktop. The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes starting up. It opens automatically and stays open as you use other apps. It includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen and the\u00a0Desktop\u00a0below that. The Desktop is the space where you see file, folder, and application windows.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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