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Old June 14th, 2002, 10:41 PM
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Cant view Desktop using List View----Help

Hi,
i cant view Desktop using List View, if i try to then that particular window will frezze. everything else is unaffected. i can view the Desltop folder in Colums and Icon views....i can view every other folder in List view except the Desktop folder
It is a small problem but its freaking me out.
any advice greatly appreciated
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Try deleting the .DS_Store file of the desktop (it keeps track of the view options) - simple open a terminal and type this

rm ~/Desktop/.DS_Store

Then your desktop should behave normal
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