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Upgraded to High Sierra and lost all desktop icons.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), upgraded to High Sierra 10.13.6. There are now no folder, file, image icons, etc. on my wife's desktop. I tried the Terminal command:


defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop true; killall Finder (By Jim Tanous on August 23, 2014 at 10:13 PM • @JimTanous; https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/hide-desktop-icons-os-x/.


But still nothing.


Why did this happen and can she get them back? If so, is there an easy way?


Lherif Loraamm

MacBook

Posted on Apr 25, 2019 7:07 AM

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It sounds like iCloud Drive Desktop & Documents may have been enabled. Check in System Preferences > iCloud > iCloud Drive > Options.

Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

If that's the case turn off iCloud Drive:

  1. From your Mac, go to Apple menu  > System Preferences > iCloud.
  2. Next to iCloud Drive, click Options.
  3. Deselect Desktop & Documents Folders.
  4. Click Done.


Posted on Apr 25, 2019 7:14 AM

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Apr 25, 2019 7:14 AM in response to Lherif Loraamm

It sounds like iCloud Drive Desktop & Documents may have been enabled. Check in System Preferences > iCloud > iCloud Drive > Options.

Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

If that's the case turn off iCloud Drive:

  1. From your Mac, go to Apple menu  > System Preferences > iCloud.
  2. Next to iCloud Drive, click Options.
  3. Deselect Desktop & Documents Folders.
  4. Click Done.


Upgraded to High Sierra and lost all desktop icons.

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