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tashmore Author

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My icons on my imac disappeared.

I am running Monterey 12.7.4 and when i relaunch my system, everything vanished except Time Machine Backup and an Untitled Folder. Help!

iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Apr 2, 2024 12:03 PM

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BDAqua

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Posted on Apr 2, 2024 2:44 PM

Start with this...

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

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.

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My icons on my imac disappeared.

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