HiddenMe skips the terminal and does it all from your menu bar.
You wont need to restart the Finder or anything: the icons will disappear or reappear right away.
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HiddenMe Hides all Your Mac Desktop Icons in One Click
Mac: If you have a presentation, or just want to achieve Desktop Zero for a while, you can hide all your icons with a terminal command . HiddenMe s
