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<blockquote data-quote="drathbun" data-source="post: 1445261" data-attributes="member: 266873"><p>Thanks for your help. I actually found a solution at the MacRumors forum. I'm pasting the instructions here. It worked for me.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>This is how to fix it - and it worked for me along with others:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>1) Apple have hidden the Library folder by default in Lion. To permaently unhide it, open the Terminal utility and run the following command:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>chflags nohidden ~/Library</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>After running this command the Library should become immediately available, without the need to reboot the system or log out and log back in.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>2) Open Finder and drill down to MacPro HD/Users/Your Username/Library/Preferences and then send the following file to the trash: com.apple.desktop.plist</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>3) Reboot your mac (this may not be needed but I prefered it this way) after reboot should work for you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>The com.apple.desktop.plist gets recreated in Finder so if you are satisfied it has work, you can now delete this file from the trash.</strong></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drathbun, post: 1445261, member: 266873"] Thanks for your help. I actually found a solution at the MacRumors forum. I'm pasting the instructions here. It worked for me. [I][B]This is how to fix it - and it worked for me along with others: 1) Apple have hidden the Library folder by default in Lion. To permaently unhide it, open the Terminal utility and run the following command: chflags nohidden ~/Library After running this command the Library should become immediately available, without the need to reboot the system or log out and log back in. 2) Open Finder and drill down to MacPro HD/Users/Your Username/Library/Preferences and then send the following file to the trash: com.apple.desktop.plist 3) Reboot your mac (this may not be needed but I prefered it this way) after reboot should work for you :-) The com.apple.desktop.plist gets recreated in Finder so if you are satisfied it has work, you can now delete this file from the trash.[/B][/I] [/QUOTE]
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