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Missing desktop

[Yes this is a non-iPad question on iPad Saturday.]

Somehow my desktop files have disappeared. I can see them when I look in the Finder, but nothing is appearing on the actual desktop. I have reset the computer, and there are no other programs running that I’m aware of that mess with the Desktop (e.g. Pathfinder, BumpTop, etc.). Help!

— Todd Peperkorn

Comments: 3 Responses to “Missing desktop”

    14 years ago

    Do you have a second monitor or sometimes use one? Maybe the icons are over there? Are yo using Spaces? Maybe the icons are on a different space?
    Otherwise, are they files missing, or drives and servers? Go to Finder, Finder Preferences, General and try those settings.

    Nash
    14 years ago

    Sometimes that happens to me, and I change the display settings (1024 x 768) by clicking on the Detect Displays - then I reset the settings back (1280 x 800) and that fixes it. Not the best way to do it.. but it works.

    -- Nash

    Todd Peperkorn
    14 years ago

    I ended up deleting the Preferences for Finder in /Library. That seemed to have done it.

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