Entire desktop disappeared, no icons

Larkspurpod wrote:

Thank you Leroy.

Problem solved very quickly by calling Apple Support.

To answer your question, apparently my iCloud preference was deselected when I tried to install a Skyp conference all app on my computer. Reason for this never established but my desktop has been restored by simply reselecting iCloud in Preference folder. Strange.

Good computing Larkspurpod ! Glad to hear your problem is resolved, thanks for the report.

Larkspurpod wrote:

my entire desktop disappeared for no apparent reason. In other words, no icons - just a blank screen. How do i restore it?

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What precipitated this change?

Blank screen or just no familair files or folders present on the Desktop?

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