OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: How To Lock A Folder In Place On Desktop
Feb 28, 2012
On my desktop I have 1 folder that contain completed projects as well as multiple folders to manage current projects I'm working on. Occassionally I also have files on the desktop that I am working on for the day. Whenever I arrange by name (or any other criteria) the files and folders on my desktop move all around. My completed folder is now mixed in with files I'm working on and my current projects folders are all over the placed depending on what I named them. I would like a way to pin certain folders to their place on the desktop (similar to how the hard drive icon is pinned), so when I arrange the desktop files by a certain criteria these "pinned" folders would not move.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Feb 5, 2012
A folder recently appeared called "Desktop (original)". What is this for, why was it created and can I delete it?
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MacBook Pro 2.53 Intel Core 2 Duo; 4 gig 1067MHz DDR3, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Music/Graphix/Web all at once
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Jul 15, 2009
I'm thinking of buying my first Mac ever pretty soon. I can get an educational discount and also get a free iPod Touch if I buy before September 15. I understand that Snow Leopard will be available "in September" so I will have to receive it separately if I buy my Mac between now and then. So, I've never owned Macs before, so I'm wondering how the upgrade from Leopard -> Snow Leopard will happen. Is it like Windows where you can choose to do a "clean installation" or an "in-place" upgrade? Coming from the Windows world, I tend to lean more towards clean installations.
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Oct 9, 2009
Whenever I run World of warcraft and try and watch a dvd the OS locks up and I have to hold down the power key to reboot (force quit doesn't respond) Don't recall this happening with Leopard but might not have tried it as I'm a relatively new Mac user. Wondering if anyone else has encountered this/ has a fix for it, if not then will have to hope its fixed in an upcoming patch.
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Mar 22, 2012
I am running a Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard Server and have configured a global security policy using the following command: [code] When a network user is logging in from the login screen, it disables the users account after 3 attempts.This is the behaviour I expect (maxFailedLoginAttempts=3).When a user locks thier screen, a password is required to return to the desktop (also part of the intended security policy).If a user enters an incorrect password for the screensaver, it immediately locks the the networked account. To be clear, it takes only one failed attempt to lock a networked user's account from the screensaver.I have tested local accounts set up with the same global password policy, and the screensaver locks the account after 3 failed attempts, as I would expect.Anyone know how to make the screesaver not be so fussy?
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Server
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Apr 28, 2012
I would like to create an archive of important application installers and I will sync the contents between two systems MacPro and Macbook Pro.Â
I need to pull the names of the application/developers from somewhere so I figured I would use the Application Support directory.Â
So I need a way to copy this directories folder structure without any of the file contents. Is there an easy way to do this. I found a post with an Automator script but the link is dead [URL]
I also found this post that refers to doing it in terminal but since it is the app support directory I am wary to do this as I am not familiar with terminal at all and I am not clear on what exactly to write in the old_dir / new_dir section. I figure it would be something like this /Library/Application Support but I dont want to make a mistake.Â
Here is the Terminal command:
cd old_dir
find . -type d -depth -print | cpio -pd new_dir Â
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Jun 13, 2012
Whenever I try to create a new folder on the desktop, it gets created but it is invisible... How can I make it visible?
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Nov 26, 2009
I use the black macbook and I have several folders and files on my desktop. However, lately after I shutdown my macbook and start it again, all the folders and files on my desktop move and scatter. I want to keep them in the same order that I originally arranged. How do I keep them in the same place? Is it normal for them to move around after shutdown? I don't want to sort them out by name or date modified or anything like that. I just want to keep them in the same order that I put them.
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Mar 22, 2010
My desktop icons keep moving after reboot to the right hand side and arranged by name. Now: I have tried resetting the the views options, changing the grid size, changing the icon size, repairing permissions in the disk utility. I have tried all these, with reboots in between and in differing orders.
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Feb 9, 2010
How can I take the widget out of dashboard and place it on my destop?
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May 17, 2012
Since reorganizing my file system. when I click the "desktop folder"a message comes up "There is no application set to open the document 'desktop'. Further I am not able to drag any files onto the actual desktop.
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Mar 29, 2012
I currently have an issue with Mail 5.2 in which mail I compose and send is placed in the drafts folder and not sent. I have spent hours on the phone with my ISP and have been unable to resolve the issue. ISP has told me all settings are correct. I can receive e-mail on the account I just can't seem to get it to send. Checked my router (Time Capsule) and all ports are fine. I am also running my own mail server on Lion Server. The Lion server account is IMAP and sends/recieves e-mail no problem. My ISP account is POP and uses no authentication.
Info:Mail 5.2, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 28, 2010
I tried to make a folder write-only, then save my preferences by locking the folder and securing changes, but I can still change it from write only to read only in the information section.
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Dec 15, 2008
Is There a way to lock your desktop? Something easy done off the keyboard maybe.
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Sep 21, 2010
Does anyone know if there's a way to lock my desktop icons (so my curious kids don't mistakenly - or not so mistakenly - move stuff around or into trash). My desktop is kept fairly simple (icons for the various HDs and folders for homework). We've also had the issue of items going *poof* from the dock - which is an easily fixable issue - but a little bit of a nuisance to have to retrieve from time to time.
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Feb 25, 2009
its really annoying whenever happen to use two fingers on my multi-touch mouse-y thing and all of my icons spiral into outrageously large or ridiculously small sizes. is there a way I can lock the icon size so this doesn't happen?
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Jul 24, 2002
I have OS X on my desk at work. Multiple users are set up, but is usually logged in under me. Other support reps use the machine from time to time. I noticed that if multiple users are set up then I can not lock a folder. Is there a way around this, or am I not doing something right?
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Sep 8, 2014
When I want to lock a folder (Pressing Command-I) and change everybody's access into: No Access. Finder says that the operation can't be completed because I don't have the necessary permission. What do I do to get the necessary permission?Mac Os 10.9.4
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MacBook Air, Other OS, MacBook Pro 10.9.4
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Feb 20, 2012
I had a problem of my options in finder turning up as numbers and letters so I did some research and entered this code into the terminal: rm -rf ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist rm -rf ~/Library/Logs/swlog and now all files on my desktop and documents are gone and I am freaking out! I need all those docs back! What can I do to undo it?
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MacBook Pro 15"
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Oct 28, 2009
Is there a way to lock a folder with a password without the whole folder having to be encrypted?
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Sep 3, 2005
How do I password lock a folder in Tiger 10.4.2?
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Jul 5, 2012
blank dvd does not appear on desktop
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Mac mini (Mid 2007), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Sep 30, 2010
Why does Finder keep shrinking the size of the icons on my desktop? I set them for 48 X 48 and a few minutes later they reset spontaneously to 16 x 16. Irritating
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Apr 7, 2009
Is this it:
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Scroll to the bottom right and see the pic of the MBP/laptop -- a bluish background.
Could this be the new background coming our way?
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Oct 22, 2009
everything is going well, and it seems to be working fine (there are a few things that aren't perfect... but I'm sure they'll get ironed out in the future)Anyway, what I want to do is burn a copy of the Installation DVD, just to be sure nothing happens to my only copy (I had a bad experience with leaving my Leopard DVD on a bus once... I was so angry with myself!)Now, I used disk utility, and now have a perfect .cdr copy of Snow Leopard sitting on my desktop.I have Toast Titanium on my MBP, and am just wondering which is the best option to make a bootable copy.
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Mar 12, 2012
Can't open desktop - I get a window that says no application has been found to open the document desktop.
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Mar 24, 2012
I am looking for calculator software that does data entry like a desktop calculator (not a handheld kind). For instance, on my Sharp EL-1801PIII, I can enter 78 x 7.75 % and then the + to add the amount I just came up with to the amount I started with and come up with a total amount. I don't have to put the first amount into memory or anything. Also, on my desktop calculator, I can enter a number and just hit the plus sign over and over if I have more than one of that number. On the handhelds and the software I've used, it requires a whole lot more keystrokes. Can anyone suggest something so I can get this calculator off my desk and free up some space? The calculator that comes with the OS operates like a handheld calculator. No bueno.
Info:Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, iPhone 3G, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Parallels and Windows XP Pro ... Apple user since 1983
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Mar 27, 2012
I'm unable to change my desktop background picture or screensaver in System Preferences since the last update?
Info:MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8), or screensaver
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Apr 15, 2012
I can not see my desktop background picture, I can only see a blank grey screen. I check the system preferences and it says that I have chosen a desktop picture from my pictures file but it is not showing up.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 21, 2012
I created a short page in Pages. I want to display this as my desktop as a reminder to do a task which will appear when i turn on my computer each morning. I cannot set this page as my background. I tried drag and drop as well as saving as a document etc. How do i display this as a background?
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Apple TV
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