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<blockquote data-quote="DRailroad" data-source="post: 840007" data-attributes="member: 99326"><p><strong>Onyx</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>After exhausting what seemed like every avenue for the same issue (missing desktop icons, inactive desktop - unable to right-click desktop to bring up options) including a very knowledgeable in-law AND . . . oh, oh . . . <strong><em>EVEN</em> Apple Tier Two</strong> (an expert!, supposedly) I found the application below. Wish I could take credit but it was posted by a very knowledgeable user who apparently <strong><em>KNOWS</em></strong> what she is doing when it comes to Apples:</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/onyx.html" target="_blank">Apple - Downloads - System/Disk Utilities - OnyX</a></p><p></p><p>This is a <strong><em>very</em></strong> powerful tool providing a lot of options. It did exactly what she (aforementioned user) said it would, and <strong><em>THEN some</em></strong>. There were so many options that, rather than taking a great deal of valuable time to familiarize myself with another application, after "<strong>Verifying</strong>" our Disk, I selected the "<strong>Automation</strong>" tab as well as .DS_Store (or "<strong>Display of Folders Content</strong>") under the "<strong>Rebuild</strong>" options.</p><p></p><p><strong>Voila</strong>! Desktop returned and system actually seems to run a tiny bit faster (hard to tell, really, since it wasn't running that slow before, but it <strong><em>DOES</em></strong> seem faster).</p><p></p><p>Normally I do not like recommending something that I have not used frequently, but this is definitely and <strong><em>OUTSTANDING</em></strong> tool! Spread the word - seems others are having the same issue on 10.5+ (missing, unrecoverable desktop icons and unresponsive icons, for no evident reason).</p><p></p><p>After all this (again, trying everything I could think of on my own, local expertise, forums, <strong>Apple</strong>!, etc) it is a relief to get this system back to normal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DRailroad, post: 840007, member: 99326"] [b]Onyx[/b] After exhausting what seemed like every avenue for the same issue (missing desktop icons, inactive desktop - unable to right-click desktop to bring up options) including a very knowledgeable in-law AND . . . oh, oh . . . [B][I]EVEN[/I] Apple Tier Two[/B] (an expert!, supposedly) I found the application below. Wish I could take credit but it was posted by a very knowledgeable user who apparently [B][I]KNOWS[/I][/B] what she is doing when it comes to Apples: [url=http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/onyx.html]Apple - Downloads - System/Disk Utilities - OnyX[/url] This is a [B][I]very[/I][/B] powerful tool providing a lot of options. It did exactly what she (aforementioned user) said it would, and [B][I]THEN some[/I][/B]. There were so many options that, rather than taking a great deal of valuable time to familiarize myself with another application, after "[B]Verifying[/B]" our Disk, I selected the "[B]Automation[/B]" tab as well as .DS_Store (or "[B]Display of Folders Content[/B]") under the "[B]Rebuild[/B]" options. [B]Voila[/B]! Desktop returned and system actually seems to run a tiny bit faster (hard to tell, really, since it wasn't running that slow before, but it [B][I]DOES[/I][/B] seem faster). Normally I do not like recommending something that I have not used frequently, but this is definitely and [B][I]OUTSTANDING[/I][/B] tool! Spread the word - seems others are having the same issue on 10.5+ (missing, unrecoverable desktop icons and unresponsive icons, for no evident reason). After all this (again, trying everything I could think of on my own, local expertise, forums, [B]Apple[/B]!, etc) it is a relief to get this system back to normal. [/QUOTE]
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