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Icon says Macintosh HD on desktop

Icon says Macintosh HD on desktop - what is this and how can I get rid of it?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 8:42 AM

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Pete-Progressive-Graphics

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Posted on Aug 18, 2020 8:59 AM

Hi, welcome to the Apple Users Community.

Do not move the icon!!

Click on the desktop background to ensure you are in FINDER the click COMMAND+COMMA (⌘,) to bring up the Finder Preferences like this and click the circled check box:

This will make the icon not show up on your desktop.

Best of luck

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