Desktop Folders and Icons Appear and Disappear

I've had a Mac Studio for over a year and since I got this computer my files and icons in the Desktop disappear for days and then they reappear.


Since most of these files are files that I work with daily my first thought was that I had deleted them by accident. After a simple search in Finder, I found out that the files were in my computer and stored in the Desktop folder, just not visible unless directly searched by name.


  • I've search the iCloud options and the Desktop and Documents options is unselected.
  • I've restarted multiple times when I see this happen.
  • Contacted Apple Suppot and was gaslit by agents over and over.


If anyone in the community has any ideas I would appreciate it.



Posted on Feb 28, 2023 07:20 AM

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Posted on Feb 28, 2023 07:40 AM

Restart in Recovery and repair the startup disk. Repair is limited to the Directory -- no user files are actually read.

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