How to hide all files and icons on the Mac desktop

Hiding all files and icons on the Macbook screen will help us feel more airy looking at the screen, especially for those who specialize in saving files to the desktop. You won't be judged by your colleagues to be messy when they come close to looking at our computer. With just 1 second to hide everything, just leave a background image with 2K resolution on the super beautiful mac screen.

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App hides all icon files on Mac screen

Step 1: You open the App Store and download the HiddenMe app to your computer. It has a Pro version, but we only use the free version.

Step 2: You open the HiddenMe app, it will appear an icon on the notification bar. You click the HiddenMe icon and choose Hide Desktop Icons.

To display the files and icons again, click some HiddenMe icons again and select Show Desktop Icons ….

Set up to work in just 1 second

Set up to make using HiddenMe more convenient, click on the HiddenMe icon and select Preferences.

There are 2 options you recommend to use: Single click to hide/unhide, Right-click for menu and Shortcut. The rest is not very important but I also explain for you to understand and use.

Startup: When starting the machine.

• Open at Login: Opens HiddenMe when the computer has just opened.
• Hide icons at Lauch: Hide all icons when you open HiddenMe.

Background: Screenshot.

• Use desktop wallpaper: Use a desktop background image.
• Use solid color: Use an optional color.
• Use custom wallpaper: Use a different background image.

Behavior: User behavior.

• Single click to hide/unhide, Right-click for menu: Left click on HiddenMe icon will hide / show all files and icons on Mac screen (Macbook), right-click on hiddenme icon will open the menu.
• Double click on desktop to show the icons: Double-clicking on the screen will show hidden files and icons.

Shortcut: You click on the Record Shortcut button so that you assign it a certain switch. For example, I'll assign a[Control]s[D] . When I press this shortcut, HiddenMe hides / displays all files and icons on the Mac desktop (Macbook).

Ending

You find the HiddenMe app useful, hiddenme Pro can hide multiple devices at the same time, but I think the regular version is enough. Do you like simple but effective articles like this, please leave a comment below.