Is there anyway to Make my Mac always start on the desktop

[Abyss1al]

Hi guys! I am awful at managing windows and my computer desktop is always cluttered with a ton of different windows. I know there is a shortcut to hide all windows and go to the desktop. So I was wondering if there was any to make my Mac just hide all of the windows and go to the desktop automatically after x amount of time being inactive or after I open my computer after closing it but not actually turning it off.

 

[Fishrrman]

Try this (try it right now):

- Save this thread so you can get back here and report
- Choose Shut Down from the Apple menu (but don't shut down yet, just look)
- Is there a checkmark in the box "reopen windows when logging back in" ...?
- If there is, UNCHECK it.
- Now, continue with the shutdown
- Next, REBOOT
- Does the finder look different after the reboot?

 

[mroy16]

OP wants the computer to show the desktop without having to reboot.

I'm not aware of any way to make this happen automatically.

 

[chabig]

It suspect you came to the Mac from Windows, where people keep hundreds of icons in thrust desktops. My desktop has. nothing on it. Get organized man!

But as for your “problem” consider setting a hot corner to Show Desktop. See System Preferences.

 

[mroy16]

It suspect you came to the Mac from Windows, where people keep hundreds of icons in thrust desktops. My desktop has. nothing on it. Get organized man!

This generally has much more to do with the user than the OS. I know Windows users with immaculate desktops and Mac users whose desktops are disaster areas.

OP was asking about a utility to help them use their computer the way they want. That's all.

 

[deepakvrao]

Why not F11 whenever you want/need?

 

[Gav2k]

Never mind misread the thread

 

[cambookpro]

You could use an app such as Power Manager (no affiliation) to run an AppleScript after a certain period of inactivity, or after it wakes from sleep: https://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/

Something like this should work:

tell application "Finder"
set visible of every process whose visible is true and name is not "Finder" to false
set the collapsed of windows to true
end tell

AppleScript itself can't respond to sleep/wake events, so a third party app would be needed to run the script.