I like to have the Desktop in my list of favorites in the finder sidebar. I have tried multiple time to drag it there, and also to click the box in the finder preferences "show in sidebar."
sometimes it disappears in a few minutes, and it always disappears after a restart.
MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.13
Hello 203elvis,
Thanks for the post in Apple Support Communities. I understand you're having an issue with the Finder sidebar, and I'm glad to assist.
Does this happen only with the Desktop folder, or have you found the same thing happening with other folders as well?
Do you use iCloud Drive with your Desktop or Documents folders? If so, make sure that iCloud Drive is checked under Finder > Preferences > Sidebar and see if this helps: Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive
If you don't use iCloud Drive, your next best bet is to test this in a temporarily administrator account to see if you can replicate the issue there. This will tell you if it's system-wide, or if it's user account-specific. Check out this resource for the steps: How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac
I hope this helps get you started.
Kind regards.
Hello 203elvis,
Thanks for the post in Apple Support Communities. I understand you're having an issue with the Finder sidebar, and I'm glad to assist.
Does this happen only with the Desktop folder, or have you found the same thing happening with other folders as well?
Do you use iCloud Drive with your Desktop or Documents folders? If so, make sure that iCloud Drive is checked under Finder > Preferences > Sidebar and see if this helps: Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive
If you don't use iCloud Drive, your next best bet is to test this in a temporarily administrator account to see if you can replicate the issue there. This will tell you if it's system-wide, or if it's user account-specific. Check out this resource for the steps: How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac
I hope this helps get you started.
Kind regards.
Hello 203elvis,
Thanks for the follow-up reply. Were you able to create a new administrator account yet and test for the issue? Knowing the results of this testing will help narrow things down, so I recommend giving that a try: How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac
Cheers.
203elvis wrote:
It is only happening with the Desktop icon.
I messed around with icloud last month, just before this started happening. I was looking at using it for backup, but then realized how much data it was moving off the mac, including the desktop.
I cancelled the upgraded storage, and tried to turn it all off. Perhaps there is a setting there still interfering? I just looked and the icloud drive is not checked in my system preferences.
How to Restore Your Desktop and Documents After Disabling iCloud ...
How about if you manually drag it to the side bar from your Home folder.
It is only happening with the Desktop icon.
I messed around with icloud last month, just before this started happening. I was looking at using it for backup, but then realized how much data it was moving off the mac, including the desktop.
I cancelled the upgraded storage, and tried to turn it all off. Perhaps there is a setting there still interfering? I just looked and the icloud drive is not checked in my system preferences.
thanks all....
so I opened the guest user account, added the desktop in the finder sidebar preferences, logged out and then reopeneand had no issues with it disappearing.
I'd already figured out where the files got moved to, and have them all restored to my user desktop folder.
But that's the folder that now won't stay in sidebar: in fact it does this weird thing: in the finder;preferences;sidebar, when I click desktop, it unselects itself immediately. I click again, and it will stay selected, and appear in the side bar until the next time I log off, when its gone again.
as noted desktop is fine, files are all restored after getting moved off, i've disabled all icloud synchs of documents and desktop....
same: I can drag it over and it stays until I log back out....just replicated it again....
wondering: when i turned off icloud, it created an icloud drive archive folder, and there is of course a desktop folder in there now....is this possibly causing a conflict and I should delete the archive ?
I don't see how it would hurt to explore all options in an effort to resolve your issue.
Desktop icon won't stay in finder sidebar
