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<\/span><\/span><\/figure>\nIn this guide, I\u2019ll show you a few simple ways to hide those icons on your Mac, whether you prefer using system settings, the Terminal, or even creating a custom Mac keyboard shortcut<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can quickly hide your desktop icons through your Mac\u2019s System Settings. <\/p>\n Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n And just like that, your desktop icons disappear!<\/p>\n If you love using Terminal, you can also hide your desktop icons with a quick command. Here\u2019s what you need to do.<\/p>\n First, launch Terminal<\/strong> (Applications > Utilities). To hide your desktop icons, type the following command and hit enter:<\/p>\n Want to bring them back? Use this command:<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a quick explanation of these commands:<\/p>\n If you\u2019re someone who loves shortcuts (like me!), why not create a custom keyboard shortcut to toggle your desktop icons on and off?<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how to set it up:<\/p>\n Now, with just a press of your custom shortcut, you can hide or show your desktop icons anytime!<\/p>\n Hiding your Mac\u2019s desktop icons is a simple way to keep your workspace tidy, whether for focus or presentations. You can easily toggle them on or off using System Settings, Terminal, or a custom shortcut.<\/p>\n Remember, even when hidden, your icons are still accessible through Finder > Desktop<\/strong>, so nothing is lost, just out of sight.<\/p>\n The post How to Hide All Desktop Icons on Your Mac<\/a> appeared first on Hongkiat<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you\u2019re like me, your desktop can quickly become cluttered with icons, and sometimes it\u2019s nice to have a clean, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/suimy.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/suimy.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/suimy.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/suimy.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/suimy.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2616"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/suimy.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631,"href":"http:\/\/suimy.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions\/2631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/suimy.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/suimy.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/suimy.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/suimy.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Method 1. Hide Desktop Icons via Mac Settings<\/h4>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\nMethod 2. Hide Desktop Icons via Terminal<\/h4>\n
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false && killall Finder<\/pre>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/figure>\ndefaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop true && killall Finder<\/pre>\n
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defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false<\/em>\/true<\/em>:<\/code> This tells Finder to hide (false<\/code>) or show (true<\/code>) your desktop icons.<\/li>\nkillall Finder:<\/code> This restarts Finder to apply the change immediately.<\/li>\n&&<\/code>, Finder will restart automatically right after changing the setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMethod 3. Hide Desktop Icons with a Keyboard Shortcut<\/h4>\n
Step 1: Create a Quick Action with Automator<\/h5>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/figure>\ncurrent=$(defaults read com.apple.finder CreateDesktop)\r\nif [ \"$current\" = \"true\" ]; then\r\n defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false && killall Finder\r\nelse\r\n defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop true && killall Finder\r\nfi<\/pre>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\nStep 2: Assign a Keyboard Shortcut<\/h5>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\nFinal Thoughts<\/h4>\n