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Press \u003Ccode>command + space\u003C\u002Fcode> to open Spotlight, type \u003Ccode>Terminal\u003C\u002Fcode>, and press return.",[],{"type":41,"text":45,"spans":46,"direction":22},"To hide everything on your desktop, paste this command:",[],{"type":48,"text":49,"spans":50,"direction":22},"preformatted","defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false; killall Finder",[],{"type":41,"text":52,"spans":53,"direction":22},"Give Finder a second to restart, and your desktop will look completely clean. 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