{"id":241604,"date":"2021-05-03T16:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-see-storage-device-icons-on-your-mac-desktop\/"},"modified":"2021-05-03T16:00:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T13:00:28","slug":"how-to-see-storage-device-icons-on-your-mac-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-see-storage-device-icons-on-your-mac-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to See Storage Device Icons on Your Mac Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to See Storage Device Icons on Your Mac Desktop&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-720295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac_hard_drive_icon_hero.jpg?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Apple Mac Big Sur Hard Drive Icon on a Blue Background\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a fan of working from the desktop on your Mac, you might enjoy seeing icons for hard disks, removable drives, optical <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>, and network shares directly on the desktop itself. They can be handy shortcuts. Here\u2019s how to enable them.<\/p>\n<p>To see drive icons on your desktop, we\u2019ll need to make a change in Finder\u2019s preferences. Focus on Finder by clicking its icon in your dock.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac_click_finder_dock.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click the &quot;Finder&quot; icon in your Dock.\" width=\"650\" height=\"242\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the menu bar at the top of the screen, click \u201cFinder\u201d and select \u201cPreferences\u201d from the menu, or you can press Command+Comma on your keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac_open_finder_preferences.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click &quot;Finder&quot; in the menu bar then select &quot;Preferences.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"262\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When Finder Preferences opens, click the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>\u201d tab and locate the \u201cShow these items on the desktop\u201d section. Here\u2019s what these options mean:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hard disks:<\/strong> Storage devices installed in your Mac, such as hard drives and SSDs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>External disks:<\/strong> Removable storage devices, including USB flash drives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CDs, DVDs, and iPods:<\/strong> Optical media inserted into a drive (if your Mac has one) and iPods that are connected to your Mac.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connected servers:<\/strong> Network shares or drives that your Mac is currently connected to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Place check marks beside each item category that you\u2019d like to see on your desktop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-720287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac_finder_show_these_items_desktop.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"In Finder Preferences, click &quot;General.&quot; Then place check marks beside the items you'd like to see on your desktop.\" width=\"650\" height=\"387\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Next, close Finder Preferences. If you have any of these devices connected to your computers, you should already see icons for them on your desktop. If not, you can test them out by plugging in a USB drive, connecting to a network drive, or inserting a CD.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-720286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac_desktop_drive_examples.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"An example of drives visible on the Mac desktop.\" width=\"650\" height=\"263\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you change your mind and want to clean up your desktop, just open Finder Preferences again (remember Command+Comma) and uncheck any drives that you no longer want to see. Remember that you can still access the drives in the Finder sidebar even if they aren\u2019t visible on the desktop.<\/p>\n<p>Have fun configuring your Mac!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Organize Your Mac&#8217;s Desktop Icons<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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