Apple provides in-built hard drive with every Mac device. All your media files (pictures, videos, etc.) and folders are stored on that hard disk but it doesn’t appear on desktop screen. So, you have to learn how to show Macintosh HD on desktop to bring the hard drive on the home screen.
The Windows computer has My Computer or This PC icon on desktop to let you easily access the hard drive. The same way, you can access the hard drive on Mac if the Macintosh HD icon is present on the desktop. But the Mac device by default doesn’t show its hard disk on desktop, so you need to do a small process.
How to Show Macintosh HD on Desktop
In order to show Macintosh HD on desktop of your Mac, you should follow the steps given below:
Step 1: On your Mac desktop, click on Finder from the dock to launch it.
Step 2: Click on Finder in menu bar given at top of the screen.
Step 3: Select Preferences to open Finder Preferences.
Step 4: Under General tab, you can see external disks and devices like CDs, DVDs, iPhone, iPod and others as marked/checked but the box for hard disks is unchecked.
Step 5: Check the box for hard disks and close the window.
Step 6: Your Mac is showing Macintosh HD on desktop so that you can quickly access it anytime.
How to Hide Macintosh HD from Desktop
On your Mac, you can bring Macintosh HD on desktop to access it easily but you don’t want it to show on desktop after some weeks. So, you need to do the reverse process of what I explained above. Here are the steps to hide Macintosh HD from Desktop on Mac.
- On your Mac desktop, click on Finder to open the app.
- From menu bar, click on Finder and choose Preferences.
- Under General tab, Uncheck the box for hard disks and close the window.
- You have successfully hidden Macintosh HD from your Mac desktop.
The bottom line:
In conclusion, I would suggest you to show Macintosh HD on desktop of your Mac only when you need it the most. Thereafter you should hide it so that nobody can access the hard drive of your Mac computer.
In case you have any queries regarding how to show/hide Macintosh HD on Desktop or other Mac problems, you can ask me in the comment section. I will be happy to answer your queries as soon as possible.