Mac OS X: loss of desktop control in 10.5.8
loss of desktop control in 10.5.8
by waldstille - 8/16/09 8:30 AMSince upgrading to 10.5.8, I can no longer clear my destop. Earlier I had put my image (screen snapshot) files into a folder that sits discreetly on the desktop, but now all the files (hundreds) are right there on the desktop and I can't get rid of them short of deleting them. I can find nothing in preferences that allows me to control what appears on the desktop. This is a serious liability. If anyone knows of a way around this (perhaps I'm missing out on something), I would really appreciate knowing.
Create a new folder on the desktop
by mrmacfixit
- 8/16/09 11:08 AM
In reply to: loss of desktop control in 10.5.8 by waldstille
and move those files into it
or did I miss something?
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files are on the screen even though in folder
by waldstille - 8/16/09 11:15 AM In reply to: Create a new folder on the desktop by mrmacfixit
THe problem, new with 10.5.8, is that even when the files are in a folder, they STILL appear on the desktop instead of disappearing into the folder. Putting them in a folder no longer makes them disappear.
Wow!
by mrmacfixit - 8/16/09 3:47 PM
In reply to: files are on the screen even though in folder by waldstille
Do you have any other external, or internal, drive attached to that computer?
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no other drive involved
by waldstille - 8/16/09 7:26 PM In reply to: Wow! by mrmacfixit
No. The problem doesn't come from any other drive.
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