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dumb question..BUT a question nonetheless
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Feb 21, 2005, 04:20 AM
 
ok so i dont have my panther discs and had to reinstall with just osx.its updated to 2.8 dont know what that has to do with this but yes. havent used my ibook in awhile (was gettin serviced) and i cant remember for the life of me on how to make my harddrive icon dissappear when i move it to the dock .. i dont like anything to be on my screen.

any help? please
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Feb 21, 2005, 04:38 AM
 
What is the question?
     
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Feb 21, 2005, 04:44 AM
 
the question is....
" i cant remember for the life of me on how to make my harddrive icon dissappear when i move it to the dock"


i want my hd icon in the dock.but when i move it there i dont want the icon to be left on the desktop. i want no icons on the desktop.
     
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Feb 21, 2005, 04:51 AM
 
While you're in the Finder, open "Preferences..." (Command+, from Finder), not the System Preferences. From there just uncheck the things you don't want showing up on your Desktop. Is that what you were looking for?
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Feb 21, 2005, 01:57 PM
 
gnarly
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