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Lost Folders

I lost my desktop folder in finder and when I tried to recover it, I lost my entire desktop. I somehow recovered my desktop but now all of my icon images are not populating in the folders. Everything says waiting to upload. How do I recover my icon images in my folders?


Posted on Apr 30, 2022 8:36 AM

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Posted on Apr 30, 2022 12:40 PM

Open Finder. Finder in Menu > Preferences > Sidebar. Verify "Desktop" is selected ... has a little blue checkmark.


That will return your Desktop folder.


Have you done a Spotlight search? Partial names will work. That will give you many hits; page through them to find what you're looking for.

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Apr 30, 2022 12:40 PM in response to Sublife27

Open Finder. Finder in Menu > Preferences > Sidebar. Verify "Desktop" is selected ... has a little blue checkmark.


That will return your Desktop folder.


Have you done a Spotlight search? Partial names will work. That will give you many hits; page through them to find what you're looking for.

Lost Folders

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