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<blockquote data-quote="Mr Macintosh" data-source="post: 814950" data-attributes="member: 90004"><p>hi there!</p><p></p><p>Yup, this problem can become very annoying at times! So, you've tried Disk Utility, and that doesn't work. </p><p></p><p>Then, in that case, i would suggest making sure that specific item has been specified to show up on the desktop when it is inserted.</p><p>To do this, go to your desktop, make sure Finder is the only app open, then click on the 'Finder' menu in the toolbar at the top of the screen. Click on Preferences. Then click on the tab at the top that reads 'General.' Now make sure each of the boxes are clearly 'checked' and blue. </p><p></p><p>Is it showing up anywhere else? Maybe in the Finder sidebar??</p><p></p><p></p><p>There may also be another way in which to get it to show up (this only shows up all the hidden files) - - -</p><p></p><p>Open up 'Terminal.' Which can be found in the utilities folder in the applications folder. Then, type the following command into Terminal:</p><p></p><p> </p><p>defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE </p><p>killall Finder</p><p></p><p>Does it show up now?</p><p>If it does great, if not, Im sorry, i dont know what else to do.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If it doesnt work, and you want to take those other files away that may have suddenly appeared on you dekstop, input this code into Terminal:</p><p></p><p>defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE</p><p>killall Finder</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hope this helped!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr Macintosh, post: 814950, member: 90004"] hi there! Yup, this problem can become very annoying at times! So, you've tried Disk Utility, and that doesn't work. Then, in that case, i would suggest making sure that specific item has been specified to show up on the desktop when it is inserted. To do this, go to your desktop, make sure Finder is the only app open, then click on the 'Finder' menu in the toolbar at the top of the screen. Click on Preferences. Then click on the tab at the top that reads 'General.' Now make sure each of the boxes are clearly 'checked' and blue. Is it showing up anywhere else? Maybe in the Finder sidebar?? There may also be another way in which to get it to show up (this only shows up all the hidden files) - - - Open up 'Terminal.' Which can be found in the utilities folder in the applications folder. Then, type the following command into Terminal: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall Finder Does it show up now? If it does great, if not, Im sorry, i dont know what else to do. If it doesnt work, and you want to take those other files away that may have suddenly appeared on you dekstop, input this code into Terminal: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE killall Finder Hope this helped!! [/QUOTE]
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