Macintosh HD Icon appeared in the display just like a thumb drive

MacBook Air 15-inch, M2, 2023

I can't remember the keystrokes to make the icon appear. I cannot find a mechanism to remove the icon. The answers on the support community imply there is a setting item in Finder. I have yet to find a settings item in Finder. I have not found a corresponding setting in the Setting menu.

MacBook Air 15″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Nov 28, 2023 4:43 PM

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Nov 28, 2023 5:06 PM in response to Crankshaft_the_1st

Open Finder, go to Finder > Settings > General and uncheck "Hard Disks."

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