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Finder wont open! 2000 items on desktop
- Thread starter heretikk
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With terminal, start it up.
1) cd Desktop
2) type ls then return, you'll get a listing.
3) I'd then do mkdir temp which will create a folder named temp on the Desktop.
4) study the listing and selectively move files into the temp directory.
For example, I've got some .dmg files on my desktop. So I'll do a mv *.dmg ./temp. Rinse and repeat.
I wouldn't do them all right away, you may wish to create some more temp folders to help you organize your work, like temp1, temp2 or any name which helps you organize.
Once you get the number of files/folders down to a reasonable number you should be able to use Finder again and finish your reorganization
1) cd Desktop
2) type ls then return, you'll get a listing.
3) I'd then do mkdir temp which will create a folder named temp on the Desktop.
4) study the listing and selectively move files into the temp directory.
For example, I've got some .dmg files on my desktop. So I'll do a mv *.dmg ./temp. Rinse and repeat.
I wouldn't do them all right away, you may wish to create some more temp folders to help you organize your work, like temp1, temp2 or any name which helps you organize.
Once you get the number of files/folders down to a reasonable number you should be able to use Finder again and finish your reorganization
Right off the Mac Help Page...
Starting up in single-user mode
If you want to troubleshoot the startup sequence of your computer using only UNIX commands, you can start up your computer in single-user mode. You should do this only if you are comfortable with UNIX and are confident that you know what you are doing.
Choose Apple menu > Restart or press the power button if the computer is turned off.
Press the Command and S keys together as the computer starts up.
The computer screen is black with standard white text. You can now run the UNIX commands that you want.
Note: In single-user mode, not all functions of Mac OS X are available. To use the Mac OS X interface or other high-level aspects of Mac OS X, you need to start up in the standard mode.
To switch back to the Mac OS X interface, type reboot and press the Return key. The computer restarts and you see the login dialog or the Mac desktop, depending on your login preferences.
Starting up in single-user mode
If you want to troubleshoot the startup sequence of your computer using only UNIX commands, you can start up your computer in single-user mode. You should do this only if you are comfortable with UNIX and are confident that you know what you are doing.
Choose Apple menu > Restart or press the power button if the computer is turned off.
Press the Command and S keys together as the computer starts up.
The computer screen is black with standard white text. You can now run the UNIX commands that you want.
Note: In single-user mode, not all functions of Mac OS X are available. To use the Mac OS X interface or other high-level aspects of Mac OS X, you need to start up in the standard mode.
To switch back to the Mac OS X interface, type reboot and press the Return key. The computer restarts and you see the login dialog or the Mac desktop, depending on your login preferences.