Macbook Icon Suddenly Appears on Desktop

Hi,

For some reason an icon for my MacBook has appeared on my desktop. And quite frustratingly, I can't get rid of it.

Please note this is not an icon for the hard drive for the MacBook. I know that can be removed from the desktop in Finder settings.

I've attached a photo.

Thanks for any assistance your can provide.



MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Nov 18, 2022 01:42 PM

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Posted on Nov 18, 2022 09:01 PM

ToongTaoDaeng wrote:

Hi,
For some reason an icon for my MacBook has appeared on my desktop. And quite frustratingly, I can't get rid of it.
Please note this is not an icon for the hard drive for the MacBook. I know that can be removed from the desktop in Finder settings.
I've attached a photo.
Thanks for any assistance your can provide.


https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/a4afd247-5ba2-4af8-a91e-30112f75eb53


try SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support to sort anomalies.

see if you can delete it...


reboot as normal.

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Nov 18, 2022 09:01 PM in response to ToongTaoDaeng

ToongTaoDaeng wrote:

Hi,
For some reason an icon for my MacBook has appeared on my desktop. And quite frustratingly, I can't get rid of it.
Please note this is not an icon for the hard drive for the MacBook. I know that can be removed from the desktop in Finder settings.
I've attached a photo.
Thanks for any assistance your can provide.


https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/a4afd247-5ba2-4af8-a91e-30112f75eb53


try SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support to sort anomalies.

see if you can delete it...


reboot as normal.

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