macos-defaults/docs/desktop/showexternalharddrivesondesktop.md

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External disks | Desktop	Hide external disks on desktop	meta property content og:title macOS defaults > Desktop > External disks meta property content og:description Hide external disks on desktop

External disks

Hide external disks on desktop

• Tested on macOS:
  • Monterey
  • Big Sur
• Parameter type: bool

Set to false

Hide external disks

defaults write com.apple.finder "ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop" -bool "false" && killall Finder

Set to true (default value)

Show external disks

defaults write com.apple.finder "ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop" -bool "true" && killall Finder

Read current value

defaults read com.apple.finder "ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop"

Reset to default value

defaults delete com.apple.finder "ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop" && killall Finder