How can I add the hard drive icon to the menu bar on a MBPr

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How can I add the hard drive icon to the menu bar on a MBPr

How can I add the hard drive icon to the menu bar on a MBPr? I have downloaded Google Earth and it wants me to drag it to the hard drive for install. I was able to display the icon but now I would like to put it on the menu bar. Is this possible? Or can I add it to the hardware section under system preferences?

I'm a new Apple user, coming out of the dark ages of a lifetime in the PC Windows world.

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MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Apr 27, 2013 2:29 PM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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Apr 27, 2013 2:35 PM in response to MrMalcolm

It's on your Desktop, is it not? You cannot put it on the menubar through OS X although you may find third-party utilities that will. If you want it on the Desktop:

Select Preferences from the Finder's Finder menu and check the desired boxes:

Click on the Sidebar icon in the toolbar to set what you want displayed in the Sidebar.

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MrMalcolm Author

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Apr 28, 2013 7:38 AM in response to Kappy

It's on the desktop was juast hoping to add it to the menubar.

I don't understand your last statement,Click on the Sidebar icon in the toolbar to set what you want displayed in the Sidebar.

Where is the Sidebar Icon?

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mende1

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Apr 28, 2013 7:48 AM in response to MrMalcolm

Instead of doing what Kappy says (a good advice), I recommend you to install Google Chrome in the Applications folder. The only thing you have to do is to open a Finder window and then, drag the Google Chrome icon to the Applications option which is in the Finder sidebar, and Google Chrome will be installed.

If you want to show your OS X partition in the Finder sidebar, select the Finder menu (on the menu bar) > Preferences > Sidebar (if you have a look at Kappy's screenshot, Sidebar is at the top of the window), and tick Hard disks. Apart from that, it's not possible to add the hard disk to the menu bar

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