Voila! Check out the desktop there won’t be any files on the screen.ĭon’t worry, they’re just hidden and you can still find them under Finder → Desktop section. (Use Spotlight Search to find and open it.)ĭefaults write CreateDesktop -bool false How to hide desktop icons on Mac using Terminal
Luckily, I’ve put together some easy-to-use tricks to hide desktop icons on Mac to get rid of the mess immediately.
And if I forget to clean them up in time, they pile up and clutter the entire screen.
Many times, I save files on the desktop so that I can find them a bit more conveniently. However, I have to deal with the messed-up display quite often. A completely cluttered desktop is the last thing I want to see on my Mac.