How to get external hard drive icon to show on desktop

how do

i get icon of external hard drive to show up on desktop

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 26.2

Posted on Feb 5, 2026 10:17 AM

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Niel

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Feb 5, 2026 10:20 AM in response to nooyorkguy

Choose Settings from the Finder menu, click on General, and check the box for it.

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Feb 5, 2026 10:19 AM in response to nooyorkguy

how do i get external hard drive icon to show top on desktop

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