Desktop not showing icons // Right click not working

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Desktop not showing icons // Right click not working

Hello,

Suddenly my desktop is not showing any icon, and nothing happens when I right-click. The files and folders are there, I can see them on Finder, but when I go to my desktop, everything is missing. Also on Finder when I go to the top bar menu and go to File - New folder and many other options are greyed-out.

Does anyone have this issue or know how to solve it? It literally happened from one to the other without any reason. I didn't install anything.

Thanks!

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.3

Posted on Mar 30, 2023 1:26 PM

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Answer 1

dialabrain

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Mar 30, 2023 2:00 PM in response to rdg81

I should have asked, do you even have Stage Manager enabled? I can't reproduce the problem.

Try booting into Safe Mode then restart normally. Sometimes that will fix anomalies.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

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Answer 2

dialabrain

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Mar 30, 2023 1:35 PM in response to rdg81

Open System Settings > Desktop & Dock > Stage Manager > Customize…, enable Desktop items.

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Answer 3

rdg81 Author

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Mar 30, 2023 1:54 PM in response to dialabrain

Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately, it's still not working. I am so lost :-/ I've attached a screenshot showing all the options active. As you see, I can't even create a folder directly from the Desktop, but if I go to Finder, all my folders, files and so on, are there.