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Apple Computing Products:
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Missing Dock Picture Folder / Copied Photos to Desktop
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<blockquote data-quote="M-L-D" data-source="post: 1636027" data-attributes="member: 337917"><p>Let me see if I understand your instructions before trying this.</p><p></p><p>1. Make sure my Hard Drive Icon is not on the Desktop?</p><p>2. Go to " Applications/Utilities"</p><p>3. Find an application called "Terminal", RUN this application</p><p>4. Type in:</p><p> cd ~/Desktop</p><p> rm -rf *.* </p><p> / or / </p><p> rm -rf *.jpg</p><p>{ I'm not sure what you mean by "Working Directory"? }</p><p>{ Not sure what "OP" means? }</p><p></p><p></p><p>Please see a Screen Shot of my Mac here: <a href="http://macghelp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mac Help</a> <img src="http://macghelp.blogspot.com/" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Click on the image to enlarge. </p><p></p><p>??? Is my Hard Drive on my Desktop???</p><p>It appears to be but when I open the folder "Desktop" I don't see it there. I see it listed under "Devices". </p><p></p><p>Thank you for your help. </p><p></p><p>I was trying to learn how to use an app called "Automator" but it will only delete one file at a time. I was trying to figure out how to get it to delete more files but haven't yet. When I am sure I won't delete my Hard drive or other files I'll do as you suggest. I have copied all the pictures to an external drive. Well, I take that back. There are pics in " iPhoto ". I need to check to be sure all those are on the external drive too.</p><p></p><p>I would like to go slow and only delete one type of file at a time. All of these have "Zero Kb on the disk" I think they are only place holders within the "desktop" folder. They were originally inside a folder called, "Pictures". Otherwise, If they were not placeholders why would all of them have "Zero Kb"? Regardless, I want them gone.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank you so much for your help.</p><p>Laura</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M-L-D, post: 1636027, member: 337917"] Let me see if I understand your instructions before trying this. 1. Make sure my Hard Drive Icon is not on the Desktop? 2. Go to " Applications/Utilities" 3. Find an application called "Terminal", RUN this application 4. Type in: cd ~/Desktop rm -rf *.* / or / rm -rf *.jpg { I'm not sure what you mean by "Working Directory"? } { Not sure what "OP" means? } Please see a Screen Shot of my Mac here: [url=http://macghelp.blogspot.com/]Mac Help[/url] [IMG]http://macghelp.blogspot.com/[/IMG] Click on the image to enlarge. ??? Is my Hard Drive on my Desktop??? It appears to be but when I open the folder "Desktop" I don't see it there. I see it listed under "Devices". Thank you for your help. I was trying to learn how to use an app called "Automator" but it will only delete one file at a time. I was trying to figure out how to get it to delete more files but haven't yet. When I am sure I won't delete my Hard drive or other files I'll do as you suggest. I have copied all the pictures to an external drive. Well, I take that back. There are pics in " iPhoto ". I need to check to be sure all those are on the external drive too. I would like to go slow and only delete one type of file at a time. All of these have "Zero Kb on the disk" I think they are only place holders within the "desktop" folder. They were originally inside a folder called, "Pictures". Otherwise, If they were not placeholders why would all of them have "Zero Kb"? Regardless, I want them gone. Thank you so much for your help. Laura [/QUOTE]
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