How do I show hard drive icon on desktop - 10.9

Hi MichaelPM,

Why would you question someone who is positively contributing to the discussion?

I actually used the screenshot by jamshad071176 to help someone.

What jamshad071176 did was the right thing to do, regardless of the age of the original post. This is what this community was built for; it's not just for the latest OS.

A question that's 3 years old is still a valid question. Even though it's marked as solved, the answer provided was supplemental to the shorts answer above it. It was done graphically, which is often easier to follow by some of the the less experienced users.

Open Finder > Preferences > General > Show These Items on the Desktop: Hard Disks

Activate a Finder window, select Preferences from the Finder Menu. Click on the General icon in the toolbar. Check the boxes for what you wish to display on the Desktop.

Click on the Sidebar icon in the toolbar. You can check what items you wish displayed in the Finder's sidebar.

Open Finder > Preferences > General > Show These Items on the Desktop: Hard Disks

Why have you responded to a 3 year post?

jamshad071176: Thank you for responding to an older post. I forwarded your screenshot to someone who needed a visual answer.