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Collapshi · Collapshi #1 (**permalink**)

06-07-2009, 02:16 PM

when i used windows i´ve always used total commander as my file management prog.
when i bought a mac i started using finder, and i find it very usefull but wanted even more, so i installed pathfinder, an apparent solution. it worked for the first days and afterwards, pathfinder opens and did things i commanded, (like moving renaming and deleting) but when i rechecked those at the finder they where unchanged.
so i said, buggy crap, and erased it.
after doing that my desktop is off. i can acces it through finder, but you can´t see it at the real desktop, you only see the plain wallpaper.
does anyone knows like a terminal command to enable the icons on the deskop?
or any other solution would be great.

lifeisabeach · lifeisabeach #2 (**permalink**)

06-07-2009, 03:23 PM

Did you "completely" remove Path Finder from your system?

Path Finder FAQs : Cocoatech

Collapshi · Collapshi #3 (**permalink**)

06-07-2009, 06:31 PM

I did, thanks for the advise anyway.
the answer was
In Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true
and to reboot it... type
killall Finder

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Collapshi #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 08, 2007 Location: Argentina Posts: 24 Mac Specs: Intel Imac	OS 10.5 - Pathfinder broke my desktop 06-07-2009, 02:16 PM when i used windows i´ve always used total commander as my file management prog. when i bought a mac i started using finder, and i find it very usefull but wanted even more, so i installed pathfinder, an apparent solution. it worked for the first days and afterwards, pathfinder opens and did things i commanded, (like moving renaming and deleting) but when i rechecked those at the finder they where unchanged. so i said, buggy crap, and erased it. after doing that my desktop is off. i can acces it through finder, but you can´t see it at the real desktop, you only see the plain wallpaper. does anyone knows like a terminal command to enable the icons on the deskop? or any other solution would be great.

lifeisabeach #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,904 Mac Specs: iMac i3 (mid-2010) + OS 10.7.3; TV 2; iPhone 4S; iPad 1	06-07-2009, 03:23 PM Did you "completely" remove Path Finder from your system? Path Finder FAQs : Cocoatech Standing request for all troubleshooting: Advise us if you have used or installed any antivirus, security, or "cleaning" software on your Mac. If you have installed MacKeeper in particular, you are hereby advised to uninstall it.

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