Somehow my desktop has become locked every time I try to move an app. onto it or delete or rename an icon it tells me the desktop cannot be modified.Sometimes it asks me for an administrative name and password but when I enter it nothing happens.This is my kids account so it is not an administrative account.I dont know if that makes a diifference.
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Mac Pro, iOS 5.0.1
I'm getting my Mac in a week and I would like to know it I can drag files from my Leopard desktop to my Parallels desktop. All input is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
So over the last month or 2, I have been having this issue where my MBP (early 2008) will act as though the desktop doesnt exist. I can see it, everything functions normally, all programs operate fine, I can use spaces, expose, etc, but when I try to interact with my desktop, nothing works. I cant highlight folders, I can click on anything. Anyone know what might be causing this?
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Running OSX 10.10 on a quad core 2.66 Mac Pro.
Want to use extended desktop and have the backround image be the same on both. Want to set it on My MacBook and have it be the same on my LCD projected image. Currently I have to set the computer AND then set the projector separately looking a the projected image,
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
This doesn't happen all the time, but frequently enough to create a thread about it to find out what's going on.
I usually keep my desktop empty and use it to store stuff I'm going to process in the next hour anyway.
Sometimes my desktop is absolutely empty, but when I navigate to the following path: UserDesktop, the files do show up.
I have a 20 gig folder that I access quite often. I want the folder visually on my desktop, but I want the files themselves on my external drive nis there a way to do this, similar to shortcuts with window?
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OS X Yosemite (10.10)
My 2008 Macbook restarts and shows the desktop, then goes blue. It then shows the desktop again before going blue again. Cannot open Finder or anything.
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MacBook
the desktop, from which all icons and folders have disappeared, when I press command shift n, which should create a BLESSEDLY VIEWABLE folder on the desktop, nothing happens. I am a MAC convert, but have built up my hate muscle on this one.
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Mac OS X (10.6.7)
Okay, I'm having some problems with my Powerbook. Yesterday, I upgraded Firefox. When re-opening after the upgrade, I had a kernel panic. I restarted my computer and figured I would be good to go. Well, after logging back in, I found that Finder was acting up and I no longer had any desktop icons. Now, clicking the Finder icon in the dock will open a new Finder window just fine. If I go to the Desktop from there, all my icons are still there. So, I decided to restart my computer and see if that made a difference.
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PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8), When I said 4 yrs, I meant ALOT !
I started up my iMac (see sig) this morning as usual, and noticed that my hard drive ("Macintosh HD") did not appear on the desktop, or in Finder windows. I checked Finder preferences to see if the option to show it was checked, and it was. I tried restarting, logging out and back in, and god knows what else to try and solve the problem. However, it still hasnt appeared.
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but i went into "get info" for the desktop and i have permission to read/write and it isn't locked..
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i ran into quite a problem. My macbook keyboard needs to be replaced, so i figured i'd use my dell for now. Well, my dell hard drive died after about 10 years of use lol, so now i have a desktop with no hard drive, and a macbook with no keyboard lol. I hooked up my macbook to my monitor, got my keyboard and mouse hooked up, and speakers too. It's pretty cool, no difference from a desktop. My only question now is I'm wondering if there is any way that I can keep my macbook running with it closed. I want to do this if its possible so i can just use it like a desktop for now, and keep it closed so the monitor for it isnt on 24/7, and so i can fit it on top of my computer tower. I think I'm going to get a cooler to sit it on since i'm going to use it like this too. But is there anyway to shut it and use it?
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