Q: Desktop Wallpaper keeps going back to the standard wallpaper after reboot

I updated to 10.8 and for some reason my desktop wallpaper will default to the Galaxy wallpaper whenever I restart or shutdown. I will change the wallpaper to something else, restart or shutdown and the Galaxy wallpaper will be back. I re-installed mountain lion and it has not resolved the issue. Anybosy experiencing the same issues?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Jul 27, 2012 12:25 AM

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softwater

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Posted on Jul 27, 2012 12:42 AM

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by AztekDJ,

AztekDJ Mar 16, 2016 1:03 AM in response to softwater
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Mar 16, 2016 1:03 AM in response to softwater

Hi, I put the rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Desktop.plist command in terminal and it said 'No such file or directory'...? Any ideas..?
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martiantea Apr 30, 2016 4:27 AM in response to Sean8477
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Apr 30, 2016 4:27 AM in response to Sean8477

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martiantea Apr 30, 2016 4:31 AM in response to AztekDJ
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Apr 30, 2016 4:31 AM in response to AztekDJ

Same here, probably because you've got El Capitan, the later version of OS X. I found an easier solution though.
Go to Settings>Desktop and click the "+" sign on the bottom left corner of the window, then add the image you wish to have on your desktop into one of the folders available. Once done, just pick it from the list of images offered.
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dlj8 Jun 13, 2016 7:28 AM in response to Sir Steevus
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Jun 13, 2016 7:28 AM in response to Sir Steevus

I'm having the same issue, but that file is not in my library preferences folder.
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by Eric Root,

Eric Root Jun 13, 2016 9:21 AM in response to dlj8
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Jun 13, 2016 9:21 AM in response to dlj8

You might want to consider starting a new discussion. Since this one is a couple of years old, less people are likely to look at it. You can link to this one. Are you looking in your user Library?
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