Double Dock Items HELP

bigleechild · bigleechild #1 (**permalink**)

12-02-2007, 08:03 PM

I have a powerbook and downloaded pictures of what I thought would be the next version of the Iphone. Now I have a folder that is open that I cannot close and at the bottom of my screen I have two sets of dock items overlapped. Please help me to get rid of this folder. I have tried restarting and shutting down the machine, didn't get rid of it. Have tried force quit but the folder doesn't come up as an option when I hit force quit. Please help

Exe

NPuter · NPuter #2 (**permalink**)

12-02-2007, 08:08 PM

can you post a picture of what it looks like?

bigleechild · bigleechild #3 (**permalink**)

12-02-2007, 08:21 PM

I wish I knew how. Imagine your dock at the bottom. Now imagine a second set of all those icons laid over the top of the other ones but to the right by 1 inch. It is semi-transparent and I can see a monitor screen icon in the back dock row with an arrow under it but I can't get at it. Is there a way to copy a picture of what my desktop looks like?

bigleechild · bigleechild #4 (**permalink**)

12-02-2007, 08:23 PM

I just moved the dock onto the right side of the screen in a vertical position and tried clicking on the dock items that stayed horizontal across the bottom but nothing.

MACyMouse · MACyMouse #5 (**permalink**)

12-02-2007, 08:34 PM

Apple (Cmd)+ shift+ 3 will take a desktop picture

bigleechild · bigleechild #6 (**permalink**)

12-02-2007, 09:10 PM

hope this works

MACyMouse · MACyMouse #7 (**permalink**)

12-02-2007, 09:16 PM

yep..... it worked!! WOW! Ok... not what I had pictured... you have a dock on the bottom and one on the right!

I have NO clue! have you restarted?

bigleechild · bigleechild #8 (**permalink**)

12-02-2007, 09:22 PM

yes I have. I went under the apple logo to move the dock to the right edge of the screen to show the screen that was underneath it. There is an open file in the middle of the screen that I can't get rid of. Thoughts??

Stretch · Stretch #9 (**permalink**)

12-02-2007, 09:32 PM

you are using a picture of someones screen as your background. You will never be able to close that window or the 2nd dock until you change your desktop picture.

bigleechild · bigleechild #10 (**permalink**)

12-02-2007, 09:44 PM

How do I do that?

bigleechild · bigleechild #11 (**permalink**)

12-02-2007, 09:51 PM

Got it. Thanks so much. Went in and changed the background like you said and presto! Back to working.

godfatherrr · godfatherrr #12 (**permalink**)

12-27-2007, 02:37 AM

Ha! I was not expecting the end result of this thread to turn out so humorous!

Gratz to Stretch for the smart thinking!

Morrolan · Morrolan #13 (**permalink**)

12-27-2007, 06:00 AM

That is quite classic - I used to wind my mother up by taking a screenshot of her Windows Programs Menu opened, and use it as her desktop background. I also used to remove her icons from her desktop so she kept trying to click on the icons on the image!

narf1899 · narf1899 #14 (**permalink**)

12-27-2007, 08:32 AM

haha.....nice thinkining Stretch
the "Nov2007Anthony.jpg" files on the bottom right and above the top right corner of the finder window give it away

NPuter #2 (permalink)
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MACyMouse #5 (permalink)
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Member Since: Oct 25, 2004 Location: Australia (American born) Posts: 710 Mac Specs: MBP 15" 2006 \| 2011 21.5in iMac-1tb-i5-12gig \| iPhone 3gs	12-02-2007, 09:16 PM yep..... it worked!! WOW! Ok... not what I had pictured... you have a dock on the bottom and one on the right! I have NO clue! have you restarted? Photography
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Stretch #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,614 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 60GB SSD, 500GB HD	12-02-2007, 09:32 PM you are using a picture of someones screen as your background. You will never be able to close that window or the 2nd dock until you change your desktop picture. Blog and Photo Gallery: http://philolin.me/ Currently running OS X 10.8.2
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bigleechild #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 02, 2007 Posts: 7	12-02-2007, 08:03 PM I have a powerbook and downloaded pictures of what I thought would be the next version of the Iphone. Now I have a folder that is open that I cannot close and at the bottom of my screen I have two sets of dock items overlapped. Please help me to get rid of this folder. I have tried restarting and shutting down the machine, didn't get rid of it. Have tried force quit but the folder doesn't come up as an option when I hit force quit. Please help Exe
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bigleechild #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 02, 2007 Posts: 7	12-02-2007, 08:23 PM I just moved the dock onto the right side of the screen in a vertical position and tried clicking on the dock items that stayed horizontal across the bottom but nothing.
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bigleechild #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 02, 2007 Posts: 7	12-02-2007, 09:22 PM yes I have. I went under the apple logo to move the dock to the right edge of the screen to show the screen that was underneath it. There is an open file in the middle of the screen that I can't get rid of. Thoughts??
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bigleechild #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 02, 2007 Posts: 7	12-02-2007, 09:44 PM How do I do that?
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bigleechild #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 02, 2007 Posts: 7	12-02-2007, 09:51 PM Got it. Thanks so much. Went in and changed the background like you said and presto! Back to working.
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Morrolan #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 27, 2007 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 8 Mac Specs: 20" iMac, 2.4Ghz, 2Gb RAM, 320Gb HDD, 500Gb Iomega ext. HDD for Time Machne	12-27-2007, 06:00 AM That is quite classic - I used to wind my mother up by taking a screenshot of her Windows Programs Menu opened, and use it as her desktop background. I also used to remove her icons from her desktop so she kept trying to click on the icons on the image!
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narf1899 #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 05, 2007 Posts: 465 Mac Specs: iMac 20" C2D 2.4 ghz 2gb iMac 20" C2D 2GB 256MB Graphics Macbook C2D 2GB Powermac G4 Dual 450	12-27-2007, 08:32 AM haha.....nice thinkining Stretch the "Nov2007Anthony.jpg" files on the bottom right and above the top right corner of the finder window give it away iMac Aluminum 20" 2.4 ghz 2gb RAM 300gb HD iMac 20" Core2duo 2gb 250gb Macbook White Core2duo 2gb 80gb Powermac G4 dual 450
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