how to drop files on the desktop after hiding icons

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hello
os x mountain lion here
i`ve successfully hid desktop icons by using the usual guideline (online tutorials) via terminal
but now i cant drag files onto my desktop via external drive, they will drag but not drop on the desktop, so the only way i can make those files appear from external onto my mac is to directly drop them in Finder > Desktop
is it possible to enable drop and drag of certain files on the desktop?
 
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Not sure what you did in the terminal - but generally - if you shut off icons on the desktop then it is probably not acting as a finder folder anymore. Usually terminal settings are an all or nothing proposition but I'd have to see what you put in to tell you for sure.

My guess - is no - you either have to disable what you did so you can re-enable drag and drop to the desktop - or give up dragging to the desktop - and do it the way you were doing it -> open finder -> desktop and drag there.
 
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So you customized your Desktop to use it in a non-standard way, and now you want it to work the standard way, but only when you want it to. Did I get that right? If so, the solution should be obvious.
 

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Go back and reverse whatever it was you did in terminal so all those icons reappear.

Then open Finder - General tab - and uncheck whatever you don't want to be seen on the desktop.

You'll then be able to drag and drop onto the desktop.
 
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thanks for your inputs
i did uncheck from the finder, disks and they disappeared
cheers
 

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