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A completely cluttered desktop is the last thing I want to see on my Mac. However, I do have to deal with the messed up display quite often. Many a time, I save files on the desktop to find them a bit more conveniently. And if I forget to clean them up in time, they pile up to clutter the entire screen. But when that happens, I run to some of the easy-to-use tricks to hide desktop icons on Mac to get rid of the mess immediately. So, why not give them a try straight away!

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Step #1. Launch the Terminal app on your Mac. (Simply search it in the Spotlight and open it.)

Step #2. Now, you have to type the following command:

Step #3. Next, press Enter and then type the second command given below:


Step #4. Next up, hit the enter key.

Voila! Check out the desktop; there won’t be any files on the screen.

Don’t worry, they are just hidden and you can still find them in the FinderDesktop section.

However, if you ever want to show them on the desktop again, simply enter the following command and hit return/enter key.

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Use HiddenMe App to Hide Desktop Icons on Mac

If you want to have an even easier option or don’t wish to deal with the Terminal commands too often, there is an app called HiddenMe that can let you quickly remove all the files from the desktop. Moreover, it’s available for free and works like a native feature on the Mac.

Step #1. First off, download HiddenMe on your computer and launch it.

Step #2. Now, check out a circle icon in the menu bar. Click on it and then select Hide Desktop Icons.

Now, all the files will go away from the screen. If you want to bring them back, click on the circle icon and then select Show Desktop Icons.

Note: if you ever want to remove the HiddenMe icon from the menu bar, click on it and select Quit.

Use Desktop Stacks on Mac

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Apple has introduced a new Stacks feature in macOS Mojave to let users keep the desktop neat and clean. So, how does this feature work? Well, it basically organizes all the files into file types and then places them on the right edge of the screen.

However, you have the option to stack them based on date added, date modified, and more. To use it, right-click on the View menu and select Use Stacks. To sort or group stacks based on your preference, right-click on the desktop and then select Sort stacks by/Group stacks → choose the preferred option.

Workaround: The Old-Fashioned Way of Cleaning Up the Mess

It’s the old-fashioned way of clearing out the mess. And I think you probably already know about it.

Just drag the icons from the desktop to another folder for removing it.

Alternatively, you can drag the unwanted icons to Trash to remove them. Alternatively, you will also right-click on the icon and choose “Move to Trash.”

Wrapping up:

Hopefully, you have got all the tricks required to keep your Mac desktop clean or remove the clutter instantly. Let us know your feedback down below in the comments.

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Reader Gene Dybinski would like to lend his mother a hand. He writes:

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Last March I bought a new Power Mac G5, and almost immediately saw an article (on either this site or in the magazine) on how to remove or hide the hard drive icon from the upper right corner of the Desktop. Worked just fine!

Now we bought my mother a new 20” Intel iMac, and I can’t remember how to hide the hard drive icon, nor find the article on how to do it. Please help me out here.

Happy to. From the Finder menu choose Preferences and, if it’s not selected, click the General tab in the resulting window. You’ll see the option to show specific items on the Desktop. They include hard disks, CDs, DVDs, and iPods; and connected servers. Simply uncheck the Hard Disk option and the Desktop is HD icon-free. Should you care to, you can remove hard drive icons from the Sidebar as well. Just click the Sidebar tab in this same Preferences window and disable the Hard Disk option here too.

Here’s a little bonus tip: You can go the opposite way and make a hard drive icon (or folder, if you like) appear in even more places than usual. Specifically you can cause a hard drive icon to appear in the toolbar of every Finder window. To do so, just drag the volume’s icon to an open Finder window’s toolbar (the area where the Search field appears). Hold it there for a couple of seconds until you see the green plus sign. Let go of the mouse button and the volume’s icon will appear in the toolbar.

Should you later wish to remove it, just hold down the Command key and drag it out of the toolbar.