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limit desktop background change to ONE folder

I have this folder of fine art backgrounds called "wallpapers" that I want to use as my desktop background, and rotate one a day. However it looks like when I do this, it also includes the generic backgrounds from apple in the "desktop pictures" and "colors" folders, which I don't want.


Is there a way to limit the selection to only one folder? Some code I could plug in perhaps haha?

Posted on Sep 7, 2021 5:07 PM

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Posted on Sep 7, 2021 7:36 PM

System Preferences> Desktop & Screen Saver> Desktop


In the left hand column click to highlight Folders, click on the plus button

from the drop down menu navigate to the folder of images you want to use

and press Choose.

Now only the images contained within the chosen folder will be selected as your Desktop.



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limit desktop background change to ONE folder

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