When I upgraded Big Sur a file showed up on my desktop that says Gary's HD and I can't remove it.

Webbman4 wrote:

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/7371c0f8-2f5d-459d-9f6a-2224a1926dfe

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I have the Hard Drive File and under it is the one I want to get rid of. When I unchecked the Finder preference Hard Drive both went away and when I rechecked it both came back. When I control clicked the file and clicked on Get Info this is what I get.

Did you try unlocking the padlock and check ignore ownership...

then delete it.

Webbman4 wrote:

When I upgraded Big Sur a file showed up on my desktop that says Gary's HD and I can't remove it.

what type of file?

This sounds more like your drive?

Finder>Preferences>General>Hard Disk uncheck the box

Change Finder preferences on Mac - Apple Support

Webbman4 wrote:

When I try to click on ignore ownership it just goes from the checkmark back to the minus sign and won't allow me to delete it.

Well if this is an issue you can try deleting from a safeboot, It is simply an artifact from the upgrade process, a bug of sorts

Try a SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

if no resolve you can try disabling SIP and enabling after you are done

Disabling and Enabling System Integrity Protection - Apple ...

If you are comfortable using the Terminal.app you can try using the command line:

Terminal User Guide for Mac - Apple Support