Overview

• Developer beta 5 of macOS Tahoe replaces the decades-old HDD-style Macintosh HD icon with a sleeker aluminum SSD design featuring rounded edges and a central Apple logo.
• The new icon appears across Finder, the desktop and other system interfaces without additional major visual updates noted so far.
• Earlier betas had tweaked Disk Utility icons and reversed Finder’s color scheme before restoring the classic look following user backlash.
• Apple has exclusively shipped SSDs in its Macs for over a decade, making the old hard-drive imagery functionally obsolete.
• Users can revert to a minimal desktop appearance by hiding the Macintosh HD icon through the Finder’s Hard disks setting.