desktop background to default after reboot

[pupuff93]

Use Recovery mode to reinstall Ventura, while keeping your apps and files etc. in place, i.e. do not wipe the drive.

Use macOS Recovery on an Intel-based Mac

Learn how to use macOS Recovery on an Intel-based Mac.

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ok so it gets to recovery but it gets stucked to "gathering install inf"

Create a new user account and see if the same thing happens with that.

nothing changed that way

 

[pupuff93]

I quite like the jhj.jpg image, so I might use it as my desktop wallpaper for a while. Although I have downsized it, to fit a 2560x1440 screen and saved it as a PNG image, which cut the size of the image to 3.5MB from 7.8MB. While animals shown in the cicci image are cute, it's not really my cup of tea for a desktop wallpaper.

i love abstracts colorful pics for my desktop, would u like some of them? i can upload a folder later

 

[Edhawk]

No, but thanks for the offer.

I will use this one for a while and change it to a pair of Album covers in a couple of weeks.