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Weird Desktop with Big Sur

Ever sine I updated to big sur I have new User System Folders and some desktop files have clumped together. When I click on a clump, they expand and there's a folder with a name like "documents" or "music".


Also I have folders called "User system folder" and user system folder 2.


This is very disturbing! How can I turn these "features" off?


Thanks

Posted on Dec 19, 2021 8:59 AM

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Posted on Dec 19, 2021 9:41 AM

The 'clumps' are called Stacks. To turn them off, right-click on your Desktop (or ctrl-click, or two-finger click with a trackpad) and uncheck Use Stacks:



(The grab is from Monterey but the option is there in Big Sur too.)

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Jan 12, 2022 8:45 AM in response to HD

I do not see "use stacks" when I click on finder/desktop and then click view. I have seen similar suggestions on line when searching google. I've tried right click, control+command+o . I'm obviously missing a step if stacks is an option to use on Big Sur, which I am beginning to doubt it is, but it shows up on Apple help as a choice.

Weird Desktop with Big Sur

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