- First of all open the Terminal in your Mac OS X.
- To hide desktop items : Write the following in terminal -
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false
- To kill the finder: After that kill the finder so that the changes can take effect - Write the following in terminal -
killall Finder
- To unhide dekstop items : Write the following in terminal -
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true
