1 - How to Show Hard Drive Icon on Mac Desktop The Finder is responsible for showing the desktop and its symbols, including the storage devices emblem. You can easily display or conceal your Mac's primary hard disk from the screen of your Mac by adjusting some Finder settings. If you'd ...
Under the General tab, under the Show these items on the Desktop, ensure Hard disks is selected. Your hard drive icon should now appear on your Desktop. Some people have issues finding external storage devices; if that's you, head to the section below for some simple tips. But first, ar...
Part 2. How to Show Hard Drive Icon on Mac Desktop? It is the Finder's job for displaying the desktop and its icons, which include storage devices icon too. You can show or hide Mac's main hard drive from the desktop of your Mac with ease and all you need to do is to adjust so...
I have a Lacie Porsche 160 gb firewire drive, it worked well, I ve had it a couple of years. Now when I plug it in it won't show the disk image on the desktop. system profiler finds it and I have the Lacie upgrade tool and that checks it and says it is up to dat...
Method 3:Show Hard Drive Icon on Desktop from Finder Preferences Tired of having to use the Finder menu bar every time you access your storage devices? You can make your computer even more accessible by showing hard drive icons on your desktop. This makes viewing your files and folders all ...
Now all my external hard drives won’t show up. I have tried everything I know. Please help. 3 years ago 4582 5 External hard drive not showing on desktop after installing Monterey Help. I can't find any of the 3 external hard drives connected to my desktop Mac after installing ...
MacBook Air :: External Hard Drive Not Showing On Desktop May 1, 2012 i have an external hard drive and when i plug that into the usb port, it does NOT show up as an icon on desktop. View 5 RepliesView Related MacBook Pro :: External WD 320GB Hard Drive Isn't Showing Up On Fi...
Mac now does not show hdd on desktop. Can see it in Disk Utility but not Finder but cannot mount it or repair. Would love to get this large drive back in action without disrupting my mac? Have done all the usual Disk Utilty actions. Not very tech savvy but willing! Many ThanksPosted...
Most of the time, when you connect an external hard drive to your Mac's USB port, it appears on the desktop and in the Finder under Locations. But sometimes, the external hard drive doesn’t show up. Why? Personally, I’ve run into this because of corrupted data, improper formatting,...
Bonus Tip: Internal Hard Drive Not Showing Up Verdict In general, a hard drive or flash drive will be recognized and showing up on the desktop automatically after it’s connected to Mac. However, it’s true that there are chances for Mac not reading external hard drive after users connected...