Further settings: whilst in the finder preferences (Command Comma) navigate to the "sidebar" pane. You then have a table where you can select and deselect items you want access to in your finder windows. you will hear that hard drives is partially checked, ensure it's fully checked also turn off "All my files" The reason I recommend this is the finder will present an antire directory of all known files to the drive, a waste of time. with regards drives, thee sidebar is a useful area for showing connected volumes, networks, attached systems and peripherals including networked printers, scanners, etc. so is a good access point. lew Edward Redfern Vintage Mower Restorer. E-Mail: Edwardredfern@xxxxxxx Twitter: redfernmowers Website: http://redfernvintagemowers.wordpress.com Breathing life back in to old equipment, one day at a time. Want to recycle your old lawnmower and make a difference? Get in touch for more information. On 24 Dec 2012, at 18:14, Curtis Jackson <cjackson102@xxxxxxx> wrote: > can you guys tell me how to put things on the desktop such as my hard drive > ect************ > > > You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > > > The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to > their list subscription is: > > //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > > The list archive is located at > > //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > > All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >