OS X :: Unknown Item On Desktop - Can't Get Rid
Apr 10, 2010
The other day I downloaded some apps off the net as I had to reinstall them as I had to reinstall Snow Leopard. I downloaded the programs and in my Applications folder one of the apps was just an empty space with no name. I knew something was there cause I could click on it, highlight it, and move it. I dragged it to my trash but it ended up on my desktop. Now I can't get rid of it! I can only highlight it, but not move it or right click to delete it! I don't know exactly what it is. Its not causing any problems. Its just bugging me cause its there.
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Jul 31, 2005
Anyone know if there is a way to put a show desktop item on the dock. I'm really lost without it, I hate having to minimize like 5 windows just to get to the desktop
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Mar 25, 2009
I dragged and dropped a link to a favorite website onto my 24" iMac desktop. The icon it chose is so generic: @ HTTP. I would love to change that icon to something else but I can't find the right search term to find out how to do it or it can't be done? Which is it? Can I do it? How do I do it?
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Apr 4, 2012
I am trying to remove an item from my intel IMac desktop. I get the message - the item can't be moved to the trash because it can't be deleted.
Info:
iPad 2, iOS 4.3.2
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Mar 21, 2009
I just recently had an iTunes Unknown Error -3237 on my Windows Vista Desktop. My iPhone and iTouch doesn't appear in iTunes but show up in My Computer. I plugged it into my sisters Toshiba laptop and it is detected just fine. I plugged it into my MBP and it is detected fine as well. I don't know what the issue is for iTunes. I am running iTunes 8.1. My iPhone is synced with that computer and now I can't sync music to it in fear of losing the current ones I have on my phone. Also I get a iTunes Store error as well.
It won't let me onto the iTunes Store. It just comes up with an error saying there is a network issue to to check it. My internet is working fine but I can't figure out why iTunes is freaking out on me ~_~. iTunes Store works fine on my MBP and sister's laptop. My iPhone backups are all on that computer and same for my applications that aren't on my phone. I have tried reinstalling iTunes and it doesn't remedy the issue. I tried turning off iPod Services and starting it back up to no avail.
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Jun 25, 2014
For unknown reason desktop of my Macbook air is showing with grid lines (2 horizontals and 2 verticals) I would like to remove it returning to normal conditions
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Jan 27, 2010
I'm sure it's not a virus but I'd like to prevent this episode again.
-About 10 minutes ago I inserted my memory stick into my keyboard, and then connected to Cisco.
-I then tried to connect to my school's server and while the progress bar was loading I opened InDesign.
-The Indesign icon started doing it's little jumping thing but nothing was happening. I minimized my browser to look at the progress bar and it was still trying to connect to server. I waited about 2 minutes and when nothing happened I tried a force quit.
-It said that InDesign was not responding so I Force Quit it and nothing happened.
-I then tried to shut down the progress bar but I had that infuriating pinwheel going.
-I decided on a manual shutdown.
-I then turned the computer back on.
-Repeated the same steps except that this time Force Quit said my Safari AND Finder was not responding.
-I Force Quit Finder first. Then Force Quit Connecting to server but all of a sudden my desktop items disappeared as well as my toolbar at the top.
-I tried another manual shutdown because I couldn't call up my Force Quit with my shortcut keys and waited a minute.
-Turned my computer back on but the screen hadn't changed it was as if I had merely put my computer to sleep. I tried this twice.
-Then I turned it off again and this time unplugged my computer and waited a couple seconds.
-I am now on my third try and am afraid to connect to my school's server. I have only opened Safari to type this. I have an assignment due tomorrow!
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May 7, 2012
how to have the desktop items automatically sort themselves alphabetically after an item is added or removed? This feature just disappeared about a week ago, and I can't find the right path to restore it.
Info:
PowerBook G4 1.67 mHz 15", Mac OS X (10.4.11)
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Jun 23, 2010
I've uninstalled appdelete as I now use cleanapp. Anyway, I have uninstalled it but the contextual menu is still present. I have tried looking at the services and libraries but cannot locate the specific item needed to be deleted to remove the appdelete contextual menu item.
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Nov 10, 2009
For the last week, my Mac has been running very slow. Even when I don't have any apps open, it still lags. I opened up Activity Monitor to see what is going on. I see that a root process "AgentDaemon" is taking up almost all my CPU and RAM.
When I try to quit (or force quit) this process in the Activity Monitor, it will go away for a second and then come right back.
Does anyone know what purpose the "AgentDaemon" serves? And why is it hogging all my CPU and RAM?
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Jul 12, 2010
A download file that reads:
You have chosen to open "gdoodle.pl"
From [URL]
I always hit cancel, cleaned my chache's and it keeps appearing every hour or so.
could it be a spyware? or malware?
See Attachment of the picture.
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Apr 28, 2012
This morning I start up the Mac App Store and see there are 2 updates available. One for an application I know I have, the other for an application I do not have installed on my system. Clicking "Update All" spins and does nothing.It looks to be attempting to download the update for the application I do have. When I manually click on the application I do not, to see what is going on a App Store login comes up with the "Enter the Apple ID you've used to purchase this app." I have seen another post saying this is due to installing non authorized Mac App Store applications then how can i know which app is connected with this update? It has this update for this application, not installed, never was and will not either go away or process the real update. I have restarted, cleared out the cache. OS X 10.7.2
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May 5, 2012
Cannot update or buy new apps on appstore - everytime have same error -
Info:Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Oct 15, 2010
iMac > Intel Core 2 Duo > 2 GHz
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB
When I open, "Users > user myname, I find files with names such as ;
G%C6u%ACX%B7%EA4%99%88%FF%E8
or
%FDpot%CB0J
There 45 of them.
the ones I opened are empty TextEdit files.
What are they and can I delete them?
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Aug 27, 2008
I have a MacBook Pro, bought around two months ago.Recently I notice, it gives unknown sound like "Ding" and "Shung" when I am doing nothing with it (I am bad with putting sound in words).No new emails or messages from any softwares I installed.It happens even after I quit all the applications, and it's unpredictable.
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Oct 18, 2008
I just noticed on my main boot drive, in the sharing and permissions section. Their is a user named ''unknown'' This unkown user has read only permissions, and is grayed out. I have tried removing this user by clicking the minus sign. It has no effect. I cant change their privilege level either. I can do this with the other users listed. The ones that aren't grayed out.This (unknown) user is not listed with the rest of the users. Found in the sharing options, under system preferences. In fact all sharing options are turned off. I don't have a wireless network, nor do I run time machine.
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Feb 2, 2009
I'm the biggest iPhoto fan and was stoked for iLife 09'. I am just very disappointed with face detection. It hardly ever works. It's the same person but it always says unknown face. It only works when it is from the same scene, which stinks IMO. Love the idea, but not a success. Is it just me or does anyone else feel this way?
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Jun 3, 2009
Typing in X11 stopped working. For example, if I type zxcv into my keyboards, the 5678 is what shows up on my screen. This happens in all of the x11 apps I use (xterm, the gimp and xournal). As you can imagine, this makes all of these applications unusable.
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Mar 21, 2012
Whenever i log into my terminal i noticed that i see that my hostname says unkown040ccedf8e88: ny name, is this normal? because i know that my friends MPA's have a different host name, and when i type in "hostname" on terminal, it gives me that unkown###
Info:
MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mar 31, 2012
There appears an unknown file on the desktop. I cannot delete it, cannot open information about it, cannot move it away. When trying to delete it a message appears "This file cannot be moved into trash". I have no idea what it might be, however I want to delete this file. This file might be seen on the desktop only, but not in the finder window.
Info:
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mar 31, 2012
The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54)
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)
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May 12, 2012
A movie I purchased stops downloading almost immediately and the error message above comes up. The rest of iTunes works properly and my internet connection is fine. I was downloading numerous TV episodes before and during while this movie was in the cue without any issues. I've restarted my network and that did not seem to fix it.
I've deleted the movie from the cue and re-downloaded it but still same issue.
Info:
Mac OS X (10.7.4), iTunes
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May 12, 2012
how to fix an unknown error occurred -54
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Jun 13, 2012
I recently got hired into a Tech position and inherited the current iMac machine running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 (now updated to .4 build). I was in the process of De-Personalizing the machine from the previous person who worked in this office, but when I proceeded to try and install some important updates for Final Cut X and entered my Apple ID and Password, I was given an Unknown Error dialog box. Hitting OK I then noticed the 'Unknown Error (4), please try again later' dialog box. This is rather frustrating.
I was wondering if the reason it is not working is because the versions of the programs where purchased under a different Apple ID (the previous employee who worked here).
Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4), Mac App Store
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Jun 14, 2012
In the last month, I've been getting "unknown certificate" notices from Safari. I don't see anything wrong with the certificate details, but I'm not sure what to look for. The notices tell me that without the certificate, I won't know if it is a trusted site: the purpose of the certificates I guess. None of the notices were from first time sites. i.e. I was going there on purpose, not through any links, etc. What's up? Should I be concerned? How do I detect if I SHOULD be concerned by information in the details of the certificate?
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Jun 20, 2012
I'm trying to download a movie and this message keeps showing up (unknow error occurred (-50)) check your internet connection and try downloading again. I have an internet connection but every time I try to download the same message keeps showing up.
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Sep 19, 2005
My bluetooth mouse ran out of battery and I was trying to do some keyboard only navigation. Somehow I turned on an option that places a totally annoying black box or rectangle around whatever item is active and has focus. This could be an icon in the finder or text in a warning box.
I tried to take a screenshot for clarity, but the act of taking the screenshot seems to move the box before the shot is taken.
Any idea how I can undo this?!? I'm thinking it's a Universal Access item, but I can't find any setting that changes it. I'm running Tiger with latest updates.
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Dec 13, 2008
I put a lot of things in the trash which I didn't mean to. I have not emptied the trash. How can I restore them to exactly the folders they all came from? On Windows, there is an option "Restore" which does this.
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Mar 10, 2009
I have one file deleted but when I try to empty, it says:
"The operation can't be completed because the item is in use."I have set all permissions of that file to Read & Write but still can't empty.I also tried to rename file, move to another folder etc, but without success.
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Mar 28, 2009
so after freezing and freezing i finally logged in my computer. i just noiced there is something in my trash. its a folder titled Database.
and inside the folder it says Database.sqlite3.
WTF is this? im thinking its something to do with sql or something right? but i dont have any apps like that.what is this?
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