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Sep 3, 2014 2:25 PM in response to lreulby Kappy,Click on the Desktop. Select Preferences from the Finder menu. Click on the General icon in the toolbar. Check the boxes for what you want displayed on the Desktop.
Click on the Sidebar icon to configure the Sidebar.
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Sep 3, 2014 2:28 PM in response to Kappyby lreul,Thanks, but I am still unable to use my desktop--
The desktop folder now appears in the sidebar, but I still cannot place folders or anything otherwise on the physical desktop.
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Sep 3, 2014 2:34 PM in response to lreulby Kappy,Do you see disk icons on the Desktop on the right side? Did you follow the instructions in the first paragraph of my first post?
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Sep 3, 2014 2:36 PM in response to Kappyby lreul,I'm unable to physically click on the desktop - but the desktop folder now appears in the sidebar
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Sep 3, 2014 3:11 PM in response to lreulby Kappy,If you navigate to your Home folder do you see a folder named "Desktop?" If you do not, then either you have deleted it or moved it. What happens if you click on the Desktop entry in your Sidebar? Are you taken to the Desktop folder? If so, then CTRL or RIGHT click on the path icon in the middle of the window's titlebar. What does it show as the path to the folder?
If you don't find a folder labeled "Desktop" in your Home folder, then press COMMAND-SHIFT-N to create a new folder. Rename the folder to Desktop.
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Sep 3, 2014 3:36 PM in response to lreulby Linc Davis,Take these steps if the cursor changes from an arrow to a white "prohibited" symbol when you try to move an icon on the Desktop.
Sometimes the problem may be solved just by logging out or restarting the computer. Try that first, if you haven't already done it. Otherwise, continue.
Select the icon of your home folder (a house) in the sidebar of a Finder window and open it. The Desktop folder is one of the subfolders. Select it and open the Info window. In the General section of the window, the Kind will be either Folder or something else, such as Anything.
If the Kind is Folder, uncheck the box marked Locked. Close the Info window and test.
If the Kind is not Folder, make sure the Locked box is not checked and that you have Read & Write privileges in the Sharing & Permissionssection. Then close the Info window and do as follows.
Back up all data.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
xattr -d com.apple.FinderInfo Desktop
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. You should get a new line ending in a dollar sign ($). Quit Terminal.
If the problem is now resolved, and if you use iPhoto, continue.
Quit iPhoto if it's running. Launch it while holding down the option key. It will prompt you to select a library. Choose the one you want to use (not the Desktop folder.)
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Sep 3, 2014 3:52 PM in response to Kappyby lreul,When I navigate to my home folder there is a folder entitled "Desktop". If i click on the desktop entry on the sidebar, it immediately brings me back to the "Desktop" folder.
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