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Strange file called "client node" appeared on my desktop-- cant't delete it

Since upgrading to snow leopard, a weird file has appeared on my desktop called " client node" I can not move, delete, or modify this file in any way - when I click info and look at permissions, it says " you have unknown access" and I can not change it. Everything is working great, but this file is annoying. How can I get rid of it, or at least make it invisible?
Thanks.
Steve in Pa.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Aug 31, 2009 7:28 PM

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tsimoneau

Level 1

5 points

Posted on Aug 31, 2009 8:20 PM

maybe try deleting it from the terminal.

example:

cd Desktop
rm weirdfile

-or if you don't have permission-

sudo rm weirdfile

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24 replies

Nov 9, 2009 7:07 PM in response to Jon Chappell

Thanks. I found this thread via Google. I'll switch over.

Nov 9, 2009 7:15 PM in response to Edward Danley

New thread started: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2228175

rymeng

Level 1

0 points

Nov 17, 2009 4:34 PM in response to stuckfootage

I was able to do a restart of Finder and the file "client Node" was removed. Is there anything else I need to do?

Nov 17, 2009 6:07 PM in response to rymeng

No. It hasn't re-appeared for me.

Jan 2, 2010 1:06 PM in response to Steve Phillippy

Follow up:
File disappeared after several days, very weird.

hubionmac

Level 2

435 points

Mar 12, 2010 4:04 AM in response to Steve Phillippy

Had the same problem, but the client-note was a CD icon.
after removing the desktop's .DS_Store file and a finder restart everthing was fine again

+*rm ~/Desktop/.DS_Store; killall Finder*+

tnaseem

Level 1

4 points

Mar 13, 2010 11:04 PM in response to Edward Danley

I just had the same problem; although in my case the icon was that of one of my mounted disks (which I neglected to unmount when I unplugged it!)

Simple solution for me was to just run up terminal and do a 'killall Finder' to restart Finder. That got rid of it.

Just thought I'd mention in case it helps anyone.

5klors

Level 1

0 points

Mar 20, 2010 4:06 AM in response to tsimoneau

Those don't wrk for me,I just get a "No such file or directory" message.

hubionmac

Level 2

435 points

Mar 20, 2010 4:35 AM in response to 5klors

if you type
ls -la ~/Desktop
in your terminal.. no .DS_Store file is listed?

Strange file called "client node" appeared on my desktop-- cant't delete it