Desktop

The Macintosh desktop is pretty much the same idea as the Windows desktop, with a few key differences:

  • Disk icons show up on the Mac desktop as soon as they are inserted or connected. You don’t have to open a window to see their icons.

  • You change the desktop picture using the Desktop & Screen Saver panel of System Preferences.

  • The Trash is an icon in the Dock, not on the desktop.

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