How can I get my main HDD to show on my deesktop with Lion?

Discussion in 'Mac OS X Lion (10.7)' started by ozziegn, Jul 24, 2011.

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  1. ozziegn, Jul 24, 2011

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    this might sound like a dumb Q but how can I get my main hard drive to show up on my desktop? it use to be there with Snow Leopard but no longer with Lion.
     
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  2. ideal.dreams, Jul 24, 2011

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    In Finder press CMD + COMMA. It will open Finder Preferences. On the first tab you'll see "Show these items on the desktop". Check "hard disks" and you're good to go :)

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  3. ozziegn, Jul 24, 2011

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    ^ sweet! thank you so much. who knew something so simple could be hidden right under my nose?

    thanks a bunch! :)
     
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