How to Hide Desktop Icons Using Terminal

How to Hide Desktop Icons Using Terminal

Open the Terminal app from the Launchpad.

Type in the following command and press Enter to hide everything on your desktop. Your desktop should be blank, without even a single icon on it.

	defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false
	killall Finder

How to Unhide Icons on the Desktop Using Terminal

To unhide the icons on your desktop with Terminal, launch Terminal, type in the following command and press Enter.

	defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop true
	killall Finder

All your files and folders will now reappear on the desktop.

Enjoy!