Mac HD Icon on Desktop keeps Moving

I experienced the same problem. After reading various related messages on the web, I tried the following simple trick when placing the icons on the desktop.

Instead of freely move and place an icon, I hold the command key while moving the icon to a place I like. When I release the icon, it will "snap" comfortably to the location. All icons placed will then be perfectly spaced out evenly and tidily. The icons have not moved to other places since then.

This began when I upgraded to Sonoma (now 14.3). No solution proposed here fixes this for me.

Sonoma clearly has a bug. Finder "snaps to grid" for the desktop each time it boots up, affecting only the two hard drive icons, then turns snap off before rendering the other desktop icons.

Bardonicloud see mine of today.

"I am running OS 14.1.2 on my 2020 MacBook Pro. This problem arrived when I loaded OS 14.1. Prior to that it has never been a problem. Now this is fixed by hold ing the Command key while moving the HD icon to the desired position. No problem."

Bardonicloud wrote:

I've had this issue with my Mac HD icon moving from the top right of the desktop to the bottom half of the desktop (below where it originally was positioned) for many years on different OS's and wondered if there is a way to stop the HD icon moving? Currently running a. new MacBook with OS 13.5.

The desktop is set to standard - no snap to grid - and there about 30 items surrounding it. But even if I position those other items with a gap of at least one icons width the HD icon still moves?

Thanks

The current stable release of Ventura including bug fixes, security updates is macOS Ventura 13.5.2

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

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To be proactive you can file a bug report /submit your Apple Feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple

ref:

Align and resize items in icon view on Mac - Apple Support

Use desktop stacks on Mac - Apple Support

Bardonicloud wrote:

this issue with my Mac HD icon moving from the top right of the desktop to the bottom half of the desktop

I doubt this is an issue that an update will fix because this has been going on for years and years under different OS's.

This is an old post...

are you still talking about the same old OS 13.5. (?)

To be honest the Mac HD icon in the upper right is unnecessary in todays OS X/ macOS it is a throwback that really has no business on the contemporary Desktop.

I just make adjustment to find what works. There are some glitches but making changes and comparing your results. I seem to get what I am looking for...YMMV.

I would start with a whole lot less on the Desktop to gain some basic control.

my example for you— no issue:

macOS Somoma introduce more wrinkles to the equation..

Stage Manager

Desktop Widgets

I am running OS 14.1.2 on my 2020 MacBook Pro. This problem arrived when I loaded OS 14.1. Prior to that it has never been a problem. Now this is fixed by hold ing the Command key while moving the HD icon to the desired position. No problem.

John Munro

have you tried Right-clicking the desktop and check if you have SORT turned on?