What is this icon?

[Convert]

It just appeared.


And everytime I restart (after deleting it) it comes back.

Any idea?

 

[DeltaMac]

If you Get Info for the file, what shows up? This may tell you what application creates it.

 

[Convert]

It says it's a text clipping, and uses Finder to view it.

Still, it's annoying.

 

[DeltaMac]

If you open the text clipping, what do you see?

 

[Convert]

Nothing, it's like clipboard but with no info.

Oh, but it says "Clipping contents: text"

 

[DeltaMac]

Anything unusual in your startup items (in your System Preferences/Accounts pane)?

 

[andychrist]

It just appeared.

It just appeared where?

 

[Convert]

On my desktop.

Well I did do one thing, that was remove most start up items. I think it appeared the next time I switched on the PBook after that. But there was nothing important on the list of items, just iCal, etc.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

You may have accidentally dragged some text clipping or null area of a window to the desktop. Some applications allow you to drag and drop clippings to the desktop, like System Profiler.

It's easy to do -- think of how many times you drag something to a specific folder and accidentally drop them somewhere else. I do it all the damn time.

 

[Arden]

Are you proficient enough in Applescript to write a folder action for your Desktop that will automatically delete the file?