How Do I Customize My MacBook Desktop?
One of the fastest and easiest ways to customize your MacBook is by changing your desktop wallpaper to an image you love, whether it’s one Apple provided or a photo from your collection. You can always opt for a solid background color if that’s more your style, but the choice is yours. You can change your background by following these steps. If you can’t decide which picture you like most, you can even set up your wallpaper so it rotates through select images throughout the day.
Why Can’t I Change the Desktop Background on My MacBook?
If you’re having difficulty changing your desktop background on your MacBook, here are a few suggestions to help resolve the issue.
If you’ve selected an image from the Internet or one of your own photos, first make sure that the file is saved in an accepted format. This includes JPEG, PICT, TIFF, or PNG.Press command + shift + G. In the pop-up window type in /Library/Desktop Pictures and make sure there are images in this folder.If the desktop background you picked isn’t showing up when you turn on your computer or restart, make sure that your image was stored on your startup disk. According to Apple, “images stored on a different disk might not load reliably after restarting your Mac, depending on how quickly the other disk becomes available after startup.”
