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Desktop disappeared

My desktop disappeared after installing updates. I only got an icon with a disc on a desktop . How can I retrieve my desktop?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Aug 17, 2020 11:31 AM

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Posted on Aug 17, 2020 11:58 AM

agata83 Said:

"Desktop disappeared My desktop disappeared after installing updates. I only got an icon with a disc on a desktop . How can I retrieve my desktop?"

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Reinstall the macOS:

1. First, Back up your Mac:

Create a Time Machine backup of your Mac, so that you can have something to restore your Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reinstall.


2. Then, Reinstall the macOS:

Nothing would be deleted. It's just that items that have become corrupted or deleted, would be replaced or reinstalled back to where they should be. Go Here: How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support

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Aug 17, 2020 11:58 AM in response to agata83

agata83 Said:

"Desktop disappeared My desktop disappeared after installing updates. I only got an icon with a disc on a desktop . How can I retrieve my desktop?"

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Reinstall the macOS:

1. First, Back up your Mac:

Create a Time Machine backup of your Mac, so that you can have something to restore your Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reinstall.


2. Then, Reinstall the macOS:

Nothing would be deleted. It's just that items that have become corrupted or deleted, would be replaced or reinstalled back to where they should be. Go Here: How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support

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