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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 new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
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Join Date: Oct 1999
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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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