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I have two "Desktop" folders in dialogue boxes, screen grab, take a look.
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JustinHorne
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Nov 21, 2007, 01:31 AM
 
This specific capture is from Word's "Open" box, but it appears pretty much every time a program shows a directory window. Finder does NOT show this.


If I click on it, it does not change the view. For example, if I click Documents, then click that other "desktop" icon, it stays showing my documents, but selects the "Desktop" icon. If I click music, then desktop, it keeps showing my music, etc....


Any thoughts? I've searched and such, I can't find it anywhere. The problem existed in 10.4, started randomly, and I had hoped it would just leave when I moved to leopard, but it didn't. Any thoughts?
     
reader50
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Nov 21, 2007, 02:58 AM
 
I don't get that in 10.4.6 ... Open dialogs show the single iconized Desktop, not the folder version. I tried it in a half dozen apps, to make sure.
     
Judge_Fire
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Nov 21, 2007, 06:56 AM
 
Perhaps the preference file ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sidebarlists is the one that holds these, I'm not sure. You could try moving that file out, and logging out/in?
     
JustinHorne  (op)
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Nov 21, 2007, 03:46 PM
 
Well, that did it, thanks! It's been bugging me for months, haha, I wish I'd have known to just ask earlier.
     
   
 
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