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Geetarhed Author

Level 1

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Unable to move folders on desktop

Just upgraded from El Capitan to High Sierra on an iMac 27"

Now I cannot move icons or folders around on the desktop. As I try to shift them they snap back to where they were.

Any ideas?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Feb 21, 2021 1:18 PM

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BDAqua

Level 10

245,417 points

Posted on Feb 21, 2021 2:01 PM

Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes.

Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

Check Finder>View, & see if Sort by> says snap to Grid.

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