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can't rename untitled folder
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stoneage
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Jul 22, 2007, 10:44 PM
 
This is strange. All of a sudden I am unable to rename a Folder from untitled folder to anything. I can highlight it, but nothing happens when I try to type in a new title. I tried it on the Desktop and Finder. Any ideas? It would be prety hard to find anything if everything was in folders titled 'untitled'.
W....liar or idiot? Pick two.
     
reader50
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Jul 22, 2007, 10:51 PM
 
Trash it, then create and rename a new one. theory: the folder accidentally got flagged as a busy file, which blocks manipulation

Reboot, then try again. theory: the Finder or other system components need to be restarted
     
   
 
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