Everything on My Desktop Disappeared on Mac [Fixed Step by Step]

[@tomm9493]

I watched quite a few videos, but you were the only one who offered the solution to all of my icons suddenly disappearing from my desktop in less than 2 min. Awesome! Thank you VERY VERY much!!

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[@nelliloves]

OH MY GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH I ACTUALLY THINK MY HEART SKIPPED A BEAT OR TWO

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[@dulcesoto5259]

Thank you so so much for helping me get my desktop back! I was able to restore my desktop within 2 minutes into your video and I REALLY APPRECIATE that! Other videos take forever to get to the helpful parts of the video. I liked and and am now subscribed! Thank you!!

[@judilynne3184]

Your video literally saved the day ... and you have a new subscriber!!

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[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

Desktop files disappeared. In Finder mode, went to "GO" and then home icon then clicked on "Desktop" and the desktop files all reappeared on the desktop. Cool! Thank you so much from East CAnada.

[@enaenulka]

Thank you!!!! I stopped breathing when I found my desktop empty! Worked magic!

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[@Topper311]

If the lectures was like this in universities we all can make it, your explanation is so easy to understand.

[@nickralph6449]

You are the man, everything literally came back immediately

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[@nicholhahn425]

Had a minor stroke. Thanks for helping resolve the issue and quickly.

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[@BrookesBuys]

First solution worked! Thanks a million!! So well spoken

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[@tierrathetitan5253]

You saved my life! Like literally cause I couldn’t breathe the entire time I was staring at my blank desktop 🙏🏾

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[@gladysklip6984]

Hi and what if neither of the methods worked? I've done it all but my icons on my desktop haven't come back. Thank you in advance!

[@theorganizedbudgeter1655]

This video is amazing. Helped me understand what happened and fix the issue. Thank you

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[@mr.dude1338]

this is one of the best videos for these troubles thx so much

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[@thebossofraangbeauty]

I was skeptical but this actually worked. WOW, thank you!

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[@kn4125]

Phew! Thank you, lovely man, lovely calm voice.

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

Thanks for listening!!!

[@joshr9417]

WOW, that totally saved my desktop, I was starting to freak out when my desktop was completely blank. Thanks for the video.

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[@wanej3922]

Life saver!! Power went off at my house. When the power came back it was quite unstable, then I noticed everything on my desktop disappeared. Lucky enough I found this video! The iCloud setting was turned off but I never changed that setting. Maybe it's the Big Sur update...I had it downloaded but not yet installed. Anyway, I have no reason to leave without subscribing :)

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[@ughhh.maryam]

Hii This isn't the problem I am facing actually I just followed a tutorial and my mac and now I don't understand what to do i cant see anything on my screen only my wallpaper and my keyboard is also not working I can only adjust the brightnes,turn my mac off or restart I am in a big trouble can you guide me if u understood me???

[@aomf58]

Thank you so much. Great video and presentation of the material.

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[@martinetienne1446]

Thanks from France. You saved my day!

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[@drnvinodkumar8761]

Thanks you Got my Desk top back Your vedio was very helpful Thanks 😊

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[@lstoughton]

Great info. I was able to get all of my icons back!

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[@Princesspinkpink]

Thank you! my heart was racing thinking I lost all my documents

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[@calvinjenkins8683]

Really great tutorial. I’ve been digging for this info for 2 days. Can you give a bit more info in regards to a different situation for missing folders on desktop still after following your steps to retrieve files after going into iCloud drive and disabling iCloud drive sync for desktop & doc folders?

[@andresmikhailvillaruel4497]

Step 1 already solved my problem! Thank you life saver!

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[@gwen6940]

everything is stil gone.....

[@harmonysoundhealing5292]

Thank you! This video helped me fix my issue of my desktop files disappearing!

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[@IamDjKsmoov]

Appreciate the clear cut. The Who what were and why clearly spoken and easy to follow step by step instructions

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[@masti2]

OMG!! Thank you very much, you are absolutely the best! Everything literally came back immediately

[@JD1340]

Thank you. I don't know why I bother with these updates...just lost 3 days of my life trying to fix all their changes

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

Hi there, Could you please elaborate on your question? We're glad to help.

[@bavdunumar5910]

THANK YOU ! First option helped me )))

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[@jennifercarrillo1007]

You are the BEST I almost die when my folders disappear thank you

[@tshepangsiyasanga3968]

02:00 - This is when he gives the instructions!

[@briten]

If there are no apps or toolbar showing, how are you supposed to follow any of these steps? The only thing on my desktop is the background.

[@geraldrich5475]

I love the way you exsplaine this perfect

[@dhanvirsingh5074]

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU HELPED ME A LOT I WAS THINKING I WAS HAVING SOME PROBLEM IN MY MAC WITH AN UPDATE BUT IT WAS MY PROBLEM

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[@marietesta7076]

Thank you, sir, you saved me a lot of heart ache.

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[@youssefsami7718]

Hi, I pressed relaunch finder then all of the desktop things disappeared. When I try to acces the iCloud it just keeps loading and doesn’t open

[@jodi1957]

Thank you. You were a blessing this morning.

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[@Maggotmusicacademy]

Thank you so much brother.....finally I got my all folders back.

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[@cole1404]

Awesome vid! Got my files back. Thank you.

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[@MissnScene]

OMG! I freaked out recently and this helped save me - THANK YOU THANK YOU

[@marnieoflynn]

Thank you! First step done and everything is back on the desktop. Thank you!! :-)

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[@robertrammullen6935]

Ive done nothing like you say I am simply watching videos then i noticed a flash on my screen the size of a thumbnail doc it appears then disappears in a flash this time i seen the doc it is like something is happening in the background why?

[@KikuDay]

My folders have not disappeared but their content has. Even folders with many subfolders.. all the folders are there but not the content. Do I repair it the same way?

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

No. Your issue is different from the one explained in the video.

[@sudeepthapa3529]

hi Kiku, are i have same issue, did you find any solution ?

[@meganega3248]

I made the First Aid thing in the utilities and none of my icons have re appeared... I don't know what to do

[@Giacomo11258]

My problem is that when desktop icons disappear the finder is frozen too and disappears from the menu bar.

[@unrealartofstacy]

Thank you so much! Very insightful and easy to understand video.

[@AlexVorasane]

Sweet! Saved my life.

[@MyXPlor35RyahjOicAnaT]

Thank you so much.really big help i thought all of my important files was deleted/lost...God bless!🙂👍

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[@bootsybero]

Thank you so much!! Got my dock back!!

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[@bootsybero]

@@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware Done!!

[@lesego_oarona]

Thank you, I almost went to istore for a 10 second solution. I was freaking out 😅

[@javieraalfaro1091]

I couldn't get any of my folders and documents back on my desktop :(

[@mariovh]

i lost over 8000 pictures after i updated a newer version off Big Sur

[@cayla1463]

Thank you! I think I almost fainted

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[@soflarockson]

My desktop disappeared when my wife accidentally clicked on one of the settings for iCloud. I tried what you recommended here, with no success. The desktop is still blank and iCloud is turned off. HELP!

[@thedavidprobbins]

And if none of these solutions work? I ask because I tried all this and it didn’t fix it. The files are still on the computer, but they all disappear from the desktop. I don’t get it.

[@dolfin1884]

I am trying to find a tutorial on the go button. I cannot get the go button to show up on the top of my screen.

[@supremeduff]

Dude I thought my fl studio projects were over with once again thanks bruh

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[@frankgallagher135]

my king.I hope you get everything you want and desire in life because you just saved mine.

[@Mr_Boykin]

So my Icloud was unchecked and I had to check it in order to get them back. So it was the opposite for what this video said. Either way thanks for the help!

[@MortenWork]

Thanks you save my day :)

[@clionaphotography3760]

For some reason safari is still in the menu bar of my MacBook Pro and when I use safari the black dot appears underneath it but the actual safari icon is missing . Last night it was their but then I woke up this morning and it’s gone . How do I get the actual icon back .

[@DannyA3579]

Thank you for explaining. Solved my issue. Great!

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[@Bluefox1978]

None of your tips worked! I still get the message: The operation can't be completed An unexpected error occurred (error code -8072). OK I have reinstalled a couple of times but the problem persists

[@mariovh]

i updated my iMac with the new big sur update and all my pictures were gone ...over 8000 how can i recover them coz i did everything and i'm honest i don't store my stuff on the cloud coz my iMac has enough storage

[@kelseaverdi4526]

holy **** thank you!!!!! got all my files and desktop back in a minute

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[@CarrieByTheBeach]

PLEASE HELP! All my files and folders (desktop) went missing after update on Big Sur! Apple cannot help!Finder is missing too!,,

[@graciemann3786]

help when I was moving files from one folder to another by dragging and dropping, I let go to drop and they just disappeared! they're not in their original folder neither the one I was trying to move them to or trash! Ive been through the finder app many times and still nothing. I don't know where else to look!

[@casandralashmar3818]

Bro! you just saved my life!!!! thank you

[@valendvs]

Hello! All my documents that I had on my desktop disappeared and now the desktop can’t open because the original item can’t be found. The desktop doesn’t let me save documents in it and when I want to send something through air drop it won’t receive it.

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

Hi Valentina Diaz-Varela, Have you tried all the techniques mentioned in the above video? Please execute them one by one and let us know if the issue persists after that.

[@valendvs]

@@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware yes, I have tried everything

[@AbstractMan23]

Any idea why my desktop on my iMac suddenly went blank? I'm using iCloud. I went into Option in iCloud Drive and saw that strangely the Desktop & Documents was unticked. So I ticked it, and now it's all come back. But why did everything vanish for no reason??

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

Hi there, thank you for your question! It's possible that the sudden disappearance of your desktop on your iMac could be related to a sync problem with iCloud. When the "Desktop & Documents" option is unchecked in iCloud Drive settings, files on the desktop are not synced to iCloud, resulting in them seemingly vanishing. By ticking the option again, the files were restored as they were downloaded from iCloud. The exact reason for the option becoming unchecked could be a glitch in the sync process or unintentional user action. If the issue persists, consider contacting Apple Support or seeking assistance from a technical expert for further investigation.

[@cafilmbuff]

Thank you my friend!

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[@kerinjansenvanrensburg3509]

What happens if i go to the options for icloud in my system settings and the desktop and documents folders is already unchecked ? I still have the files missing . Where could they be?

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

Hi there, thank you for your question! If you've unchecked the "Desktop & Documents Folders" option in iCloud settings on your Mac and are still missing files from your Desktop and Documents folders, first ensure that iCloud Drive is enabled in your Apple ID settings, check iCloud Drive and the "Recently Deleted" folder for your files, and verify your internet connection. If your files aren't in iCloud, consider checking Time Machine backups, local backups, and using Spotlight or Finder to search for them on your Mac. You can also log in to iCloud.com to see if the files are accessible there.

[@AngeloVillaniPianist]

Very clearly explained and presented. Thanks very much.

[@justoldog]

Do computer people stay up late trying to make computers LESS user friendly and confusing? Well, they have succeeded beautifully.

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Good one

[@BrookeForbes1]

My Mp4 files disappeared on my desktop on my Macbook pro. Can you please help? 😩

[@narjisd5268]

Hi when I changed my admin name it asked me to reset after it was reset I logged in and there was nothing on the screen just the background picture can you guys help me ?

[@brendanvandermerwe6952]

Okay so my MacBook pro turns on, I just have a spinning wheel, no icons and not allowing me to click on anything

[@anaandthomas5166]

None of these worked for me, icons gone and apparently desktop folder is gone as well, along with documents folder, beware catalina

[@sam.miller6090]

Thank you so much !!!!!

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[@amv.ghostzz5061]

I dont know why but sometimes large files just disappear from my finder, like I just downloaded a file and it was there a second ago but now its gone, it is still taking up space though. Can you help me?

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

Hi there, thank you for your question! If you're missing a file in Finder, there are a few things you can do to try and locate it. First, use Spotlight to search for the file by name. You can also check the Trash folder to see if the file was accidentally deleted. If the file is taking up space but not showing up, it could be hidden, so try revealing hidden files by pressing Command + Shift + . (period).

[@crissieah8310]

THANK YOU so much this worked! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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[@aviegaillandicho3541]

Still can't find the disappeared folders in my desktop :'(

[@micmac69]

On my imac. Once I clicked on Utilities then screen was different and dodn't see those options??

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

Hi there, Thank you for your question. It's possible that the layout of the utility folder on your iMac has changed or been customized. If you're having trouble finding a particular option, you can try using the search function in the Finder to locate the specific utility you need. Click on the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the Finder window, then enter the name of the utility in the search bar. This should bring up any matching results, which you can then click on to open the utility. If you're still having trouble, you can try resetting the utility folder to its default layout. To do this, open a Finder window, click on the "Go" menu at the top of the screen, then select "Utilities." Once the utility folder is open, click on the "View" menu and select "Show View Options." In the View Options window, click on the "Use as Defaults" button to reset the folder's layout to its default settings.

[@kgbeatz82]

This vid helped me very well thx a lot bro👏👏

[@brooklynhadley3649]

I got the folders back to my desktop from iCloud but now the folders are showing empty

[@Goat43122]

how can I fix a blue screen if I can’t go on the lock screen or the desktop

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

Hi Steven, did you watch this video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6uQo6Jup7Ktr5o Hope it is helpful to fix blue screen.

[@DJDopeGod]

when I turn off the iCloud storage my items disappear I have my items on my MacBook but the cloud icon is there I just want my stuff back onto my MacBook with out the cloud icon so I can get to them easily

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

Hi there, thank you for your question! Start by disabling the “Optimize Mac Storage” option in iCloud Drive settings. To restore the files back onto your Mac Open System Preferences and click on “iCloud”, click on “Options” then uncheck the box next to “Desktop & Documents Folders”. You’ll get a pop-up warning you that these files will only be stored in iCloud Drive if you disable desktop and Documents syncing. Go ahead and click “Turn Off”

[@SL_divjot]

It didn't work. I put something on even I checked for first aid and still nothing has been fixed. Please make another video how to fix it please.

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

Hi there, thank you for your question! If you tried all the steps and still nothing works I'd recommend taking it a professional for further assistance.

[@adritahaqe2631]

Many Thanks. Its great.

[@funtime12345]

My Download folder is gone from my MacBook and its saying item can't be found. Can anyone help me with this?

[@singrest2006]

Your a very good man…. Really appreciate it

[@tyrantmusic4187]

My mac computer is 2010 model. Keeps saying this version of Mac is not supported...now my safari has disappeared. I can't even go online to get KZbin up

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

Hi there, thank you for your question! There isnt much you can do once your laptop stops receiving updates try check your current macOS version and update if possible, or consider alternative browsers like Chrome or Firefox. Resetting Safari might help, but if your macOS is too outdated, this might not fully resolve the issue. If problems persist and you're unable to update, upgrading to a newer Mac model or seeking assistance from Apple Support could be options to explore, as older devices can struggle with modern software demands.

[@fin393]

Thank you!

[@roseex7935]

thanks i managed to get my tool bar and files back

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[@3wash980]

Huge thanks

[@patrickhines4853]

Hello there. I could use some help. I have an SD card that i have store many of my work files on. One day I decided to put that same SD card in my MAC computer. IDK what happened but when I put the SD card in back in my PC, there is a .Spotlight-v100 file that leads to another file named Store-v2 which leads to nothing. Meanwhile, I dont see any of my files. My computer shows that my drive is near capacity (which is accurate with my work files) but I dont see them to access them. Can you help me? Thank you in advance. Aslo, all my files were created and stored on PC originally.

[@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware]

Hi there, thank you for your question! First I would recommend checking on your mac computer by opening up finder and go to your USB root folder then press CMD + Shift + > to reveal hidden files, showing the trash folder. If that doesn't work I would recommend trying data recovery software to attempt to recover your files.

[@patrickhines4853]

@@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware thank you for your response. When I follow these steps, do have the as card installed or no?

[@lesliesoto212]

Thank you. My folders are back!

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[@frederikjger4226]

Didn't solve my problem. I haven't lost my data I just accidentally deleted the downloads and desktop folder while setting up my Mac. I can locate the folders, but they're not existing. I think the only solution might be to restore the hardisc back to new.