Malvernhills Author

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After installing Big Sur, lost all screen icons

How to get my screen icons back after installing Big Sur

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Dec 19, 2020 11:04 AM

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Dec 19, 2020 11:59 AM in response to Malvernhills

Did you turn on Desktop and Documents in iCloud Drive?

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

"In the Finder, you'll see your Desktop and Documents folder in the iCloud section of your sidebar."

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