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Mac OS X forum: loss of desktop control in 10.5.8

by: waldstille August 16, 2009 8:30 AM PDT

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loss of desktop control in 10.5.8

by waldstille - 8/16/09 8:30 AM

Since 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.


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Create a new folder on the desktop

by mrmacfixit Moderator - 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 Moderator

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.


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Wow!

by mrmacfixit Moderator - 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

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No. The problem doesn't come from any other drive.


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