Comments on: OS X: How to quickly hide the desktop icons https://www.defaults-write.com/os-x-how-to-quickly-hide-the-desktop-icons/ Unveil hidden macOS (OS X) features Tue, 19 May 2015 12:19:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Mr.W https://www.defaults-write.com/os-x-how-to-quickly-hide-the-desktop-icons/#comment-93467 Tue, 19 May 2015 12:19:33 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=1236#comment-93467 In reply to Ambrose.

Thanks!

]]> By: Ugo https://www.defaults-write.com/os-x-how-to-quickly-hide-the-desktop-icons/#comment-93464 Sat, 16 May 2015 19:45:35 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=1236#comment-93464 actually should be
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool FALSE
killall Finder

the important thing to say is that this completely disable “on-screen” desktop. you cannot drag&drop anything, you cannot create anything.

]]> By: Ambrose https://www.defaults-write.com/os-x-how-to-quickly-hide-the-desktop-icons/#comment-93455 Mon, 11 May 2015 14:40:08 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=1236#comment-93455 There’s a typo in the second command (the one for restoring icons to the Desktop). The single quote following ‘true’ should be a semicolon.

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