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trashed desktop icon and files

Please don't ask why or how - but I have trashed the desktop icon along with its files. It is the icon seen on the left after clicking on the desktop hard disk icon. It is with other icons like documents, movies, music, etc. I have tried to removed it from the trash and return it to it correct place but it won't allow me to do so. I have tried pulling the trashed files back to the desktop but when I click on a file I see the message "Unable to open because file is in trash".

Any suggestions?

Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Nov 29, 2005 1:52 AM

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Nov 29, 2005 2:15 AM in response to James Austin1

Hi James

Your post confuses me. Are you saying that you have trashed the Desktop icon from the very left hand of a Finder window, i.e. the Sidebar? If this is so, then that is not the actual Desktop folder, but just a link to the folder. It can be removed from the Sidebar, but not trashed.

Anyway, your Desktop files are now apparently residing in the Trash. Files in the Trash should be able to be just dragged out again. You cannot open a file in the Trash, but you should be able to open the Trash and then just drag the files back to the Desktop or wherever.

In an open Finder window, in column view, click once on your HD and then navigate through to users, "you". Is there a desktop icon there? Is there anything in it?

This all seems quite strange to me.

Matthew Whiting

Nov 29, 2005 4:10 AM in response to matthew whiting

Hello Matthew,

Thank you for responding with a very understandable solution to my inquiry. Sorry for my rather confusing description of the problem but you got it right.

I restarted the computer which resulted in an empty desktop except for the HD icon. Then as you suggested, I placed the files from the trash to the desktop. I now have my desktop files back.

How do I restore the mission desktop icon in the finder sidebar?

Mac OS X (10.4.3)

trashed desktop icon and files

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