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Desktop has disappeared from left hand pane of Finder Window.

How do I get Desktop back into the left-hand pane of my Finder Window. Installed Big Sur last week but Desktop was available until tonight!


Posted on Mar 1, 2021 6:45 PM

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Posted on Mar 1, 2021 10:23 PM

If you had removed desktop folder from side bar , open finder preferences in the side bar section check mark the box of desktops , if you have hidden the side bar , take cursor on top menu bar > show side bar , also make sure the Apple ID is signed in , the iCloud Drive and desktops and documents are turned as on Use iCloud Drive to store documents on your Mac and iOS devices - Apple Support

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Mar 1, 2021 10:23 PM in response to Peki

If you had removed desktop folder from side bar , open finder preferences in the side bar section check mark the box of desktops , if you have hidden the side bar , take cursor on top menu bar > show side bar , also make sure the Apple ID is signed in , the iCloud Drive and desktops and documents are turned as on Use iCloud Drive to store documents on your Mac and iOS devices - Apple Support

Desktop has disappeared from left hand pane of Finder Window.

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