Desktop Icons move after sleep

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Desktop Icons move after sleep

Only since installing Leopard, my desktop icons move to different positions each time I wake up my MacPro after a sleep. I generally have them in a column on the right hand side of the screen but after the computer sleeps and wakes up, they will show up in the center of the screen. I have tried every setting in View Options and still the same problem. Before upgrading, I was using Tiger and never had this problem. Any ideas?

MacPro 2.66, Mac OS X (10.5.3)

Posted on Jun 4, 2008 4:42 PM

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deh2k

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Jun 4, 2008 4:57 PM in response to Buford Jones

It sounds like something is messing with the screen size. Do you have a screen saver set?

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Buford Jones Author

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Jun 4, 2008 6:43 PM in response to deh2k

Just the default screen saver. Goes into a black screen. I will check the settings there.

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deh2k

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Jun 4, 2008 7:07 PM in response to Buford Jones

If you put the computer to sleep manually and wake it up, do the icons move? What happens if you set the screen saver to Never?

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Buford Jones Author

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Jun 4, 2008 7:33 PM in response to deh2k

If I put the computer to sleep manually, the icons do remain in place. However, going to a hot corner to activate the screen saver still brings up a black screen and not the screen saver.

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Buford Jones Author

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Jun 4, 2008 7:38 PM in response to Buford Jones

I have discovered that I can't get any screen saver to work. Maybe the problem is related to icons moving around.

Should be noted that I have a 42" Toshiba LCD for a monitor. It has worked great for a year and perfectly on Tiger. Only since going to Leopard have I noticed these display problems.

Thanks for you help!

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Answer 6

Aug 2, 2008 6:39 AM in response to Buford Jones

There's an AppleScript called Desktop Icon Manager that can help with this. I find it useful because I use an external monitor at work that has more desktop "real estate" than the screen built in to my MacBook Pro.

Here's a link:
http://www.parker9.com/script.html

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