In this video, we’ll show you how to show network shares on your macOS desktop. This is super helpful if you use a file server, because having icons on your desktop that link to your network shares makes them way easier to access.
First mount a network shares so you can see when the setting takes effect.
Now from the desktop of macOS select Finder – Settings
In FinderSettings tick the option Connected server.
The network share you perviously mounted will, now appear on your desktop.
Note: macOS lets you see your network shares on your desktop, which is super handy. But if you use them a lot, you might want macOS to automatically mount them when you log in. Check out our video, ‘How to automatically mount network shares in macOS,’ to learn more! How to automatically mount network shares in macOS.