However, once you've found it in Finder, you can change the permissions. It's also hidden by default, so you must enter open /Library at the CLI to see it. Simply right-click any desktop & select Change Desktop Background to access this dialog.įor pre-Catalina systems (the following works on my Mojave system), the Desktop Pictures folder is located in /Library/Desktop Pictures. Here's how: To add folders you already own to your choices for Desktop graphics, use the 'Desktop dialog' as shown below.
If you're using MacOS 'Catalina' (or earlier): An alternative that's easier (and safer?) to changing permissions, and may achieve your objective:Īpple lets you choose an arbitrary folder for Desktop Pictures, so copy everything you want to a folder in the /Users/Shared or your /Users home folder and modify them to your pleasing.
