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Why does my system folder look like this on my PB 17"?
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PHYMAC
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Nov 11, 2004, 03:02 PM
 




Why are the icons all messed up?
     
r_gangstad
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Nov 11, 2004, 03:40 PM
 
I had the same problem today, all torrent files had changed their icons, but after a reboot, they were normal again... have you tried rebooting?
perhaps it has something to do with the new OS update?
     
PHYMAC  (op)
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Nov 11, 2004, 03:57 PM
 
yea restarting did the trick, but this happens a little too often with all different kinds of icons for me. Don't know why....
     
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Nov 11, 2004, 05:17 PM
 
Originally posted by PHYMAC:
yea restarting did the trick, but this happens a little too often with all different kinds of icons for me. Don't know why....
This a a known bug of 10.3, or one of Steve's 150+ features... It's here since 10.3 and still not fixed, like the freeze issue and a lot more
     
arekkusu
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Nov 12, 2004, 01:32 AM
 
It's because the Finder is broken.

Maybe it'll be fixed in OS XI.
     
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Nov 12, 2004, 01:30 PM
 
I've never seen any folder switch over to that.....hmmmm. Anybody know the cause of it, or does it just happen?
NOW YOU SEE ME! 2.4 MBP and 2.0 MBP (running ubuntu)
     
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Nov 12, 2004, 02:09 PM
 
Certain files and file-type icons mess up for me all the time--restarting fixes it.
"You rise," he said, "like Aurora."
     
PHYMAC  (op)
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Nov 12, 2004, 11:15 PM
 
It happens to me often as well. Sometimes the icon will look messed up, other times the icon is replaced by a picture or another icon. Restarting is the only fix I have found.
     
   
 
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