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Cease & desist to unrequested desktop cleanup on restart?
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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Two out of four Macs in our home (one on Leopard, one on Snow Leopard) *insist* on rearranging all desktop icons to grid on right side of desktop whenever system is restarted (or logged out/in).
This is *despite* the fact that view prefs for desktop are set to "Arrange by: NONE"
...a *huge* PITA for those who carefully arrange icons around desktop.
Our other machines (my mbp & iMac) are *never* so presumptuous.
My reputation as tech support for the family is at risk. Can anyone explain how to give a "cease and desist" order to the systems on these wayward Macs? Many thanks!
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TOMBSTONE: "He's trashed his last preferences"
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Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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It sounds like the saving of the infamous .DS_Store file (which stores icon positions, among other things) is failing. In the Terminal, go to the desktop
cd Desktop
and try listing all files
ls -lA
Is there a .DS_Store in the list (near the top)? Has the permissions for this file been changed, or is it just corrupt? I would try deleting that file, logging out and back in and then rearrange the icons again - one last time, if this worked.
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The low-end Mac Pro is the most overpriced Mac since the IIvx
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Similar to this, I noticed that when dragging files from the desktop to a new folder (in icon view), the files no longer keep their relative places like they did before. They all snap to a non-existant grid. Would it be the same problem as the OP?
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Originally Posted by P 
I would try deleting that file, logging out and back in and then rearrange the icons again - one last time, if this worked.
Thanks, guys. When I get back home I may just start by showing hidden files (Tinkertools) and delete that.
If that fails, I'll see what damage I can do via Terminal 
I'll post the results.
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TOMBSTONE: "He's trashed his last preferences"
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Worked like a charm on both machines. Thanks everybody.
Just deleted .DS Store ... and that got the Finder playing well with others.
OT: ever notice how some people (users) seem to have bad, file-corrupting karma?
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TOMBSTONE: "He's trashed his last preferences"
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