macOS defaults

Appearance

Disks ​

Show hard disks on desktop

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

Set to true ​

Show hard disks

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

Set to false (default value) ​

Hide hard disks

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

Read current value ​

bash
defaults read com.apple.finder "ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop"

Reset to default value ​

bash
defaults delete com.apple.finder "ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop" && killall Finder