Remove shortcuts from your Mac desktop (desktop)

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Remove shortcuts from your Mac desktop (desktop)

Remove shortcut from your Mac desktop? In the context of useful information, this is another one you just need to know.

Did you know that macOS places a shortcut on your desktop whenever a remote connection is made to a server?

Not only when connecting to an external server, but also when connecting an external hard drive and when connecting a CD/DVD player. Apple a shortcut on the desktop.

If, like me, you love one tidy desktop then there is a good chance that you will want to hide these default desktop shortcut(s).

remove shortcuts mac desktop

In this article, I'll show you how to hide a shortcut on your Mac's desktop.

Remove shortcuts from your Mac desktop

It is simple to create a shortcut from your hard drive, external hard drive or external CD/DVD player delete it from Mac desktop.

You can find these settings to manage shortcuts in the Finder app.

To get started, open Finder. In the menu bar at the very top, click Finder and then click Preferences in the menu.

In the General tab, you can select which shortcut(s) you do or do not want to see on the desktop under “Show these items on the desktop”.

Show these items on the desktop on a Mac

It is that simple to show or not show the shortcuts such as a hard drive, external drive, CDs, DVDs, iPod or connected servers on the desktop.

Read on to find out how to get your Mac can clean up. Thank you for reading!


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