I Can't move my Folders/Icons

[Paxcou]

I have no idea what ?I have done but since yesterday I could not move any icon or folder on my desktop or in any other folder/window. I really need to fix this problem, i can't move anymore my documents ! Thanks to tell me what's wrong with my os x.

 

[Zammy-Sam]

Sorry for not being helpful, but this is the wrong forum you posted. HOWTO & FAQs are just for solutions and not questions...

Or ok, let me try something: did you restart? Repaired permissions?

 

[bobw]

Try this;

Delete the icon cache found in /Library/Caches/ whose name is "com.apple.dock.iconcache.#USERNAME#"

Then restart

 

[rayt]

I have the same problem and this proceedure did nothing for me...

Try this;

Delete the icon cache found in /Library/Caches/ whose name is "com.apple.dock.iconcache.#USERNAME#"

Then restart

 

[Zammy-Sam]

repaired permissions?

 

[bobw]

If my first suggestion or repairing permissions didn't work, try trashing these Preference files and restarting;

com.apple.desktop.plist
com.apple.finder.plist
com.apple.LaunchServices.plist

 

[rayt]

If my first suggestion or repairing permissions didn't work, try trashing these Preference files and restarting;

com.apple.desktop.plist
com.apple.finder.plist
com.apple.LaunchServices.plist

No good with that either.

 

[bobw]

Run fsck:

To run fsck, you first need to start up your Mac in single-user mode. Here's how:

1. Restart your Mac.

2. Immediately press and hold the Command and "S" keys.

You'll see a bunch of text begin scrolling on your screen. In a few more seconds, you'll see the Unix command line prompt (#).

You're now in single-user mode.

Now that you're at the # prompt, here's how to run fsck:

1. Type: "fsck -y" (that's fsck-space-minus-y).
If you're running Panther - type - fsck -f

2. Press Return.

The fsck utility will blast some text onto your screen. If there's damage to your disk, you'll see a message that says:

***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****

If you see this message--and this is extremely important--repeat Steps 1 and 2 again and again until that message no longer appears. It is normal to have to run fsck more than once -- the first run's repairs often uncover additional problems..

When fsck finally reports that no problems were found, and the # prompt reappears:

3. Type: "reboot" to restart,

or type "exit" to start up without rebooting.

4. Press Return.

Your Mac should proceed to start up normally to the login window or the Finder.

 

[rayt]

This is getting scarier...it says that thereare errors but that hte volume is not repairable.

Run fsck:

To run fsck, you first need to start up your Mac in single-user mode. Here's how:

1. Restart your Mac.

2. Immediately press and hold the Command and "S" keys.

You'll see a bunch of text begin scrolling on your screen. In a few more seconds, you'll see the Unix command line prompt (#).

You're now in single-user mode.

Now that you're at the # prompt, here's how to run fsck:

1. Type: "fsck -y" (that's fsck-space-minus-y).
If you're running Panther - type - fsck -f

2. Press Return.

The fsck utility will blast some text onto your screen. If there's damage to your disk, you'll see a message that says:

***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****

If you see this message--and this is extremely important--repeat Steps 1 and 2 again and again until that message no longer appears. It is normal to have to run fsck more than once -- the first run's repairs often uncover additional problems..

When fsck finally reports that no problems were found, and the # prompt reappears:

3. Type: "reboot" to restart,

or type "exit" to start up without rebooting.

4. Press Return.

Your Mac should proceed to start up normally to the login window or the Finder.

 

[bobw]

Next step would be to use DiskWarrior if you have that, otherwise, reformat.