How can I change my settings so that when I click the "back" arrow, I return to the previous folder, rather than the desktop?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Hello, see if this is the cause...
In Finder's Menu, select Go menu>Go to Folder, and go to "/volumes". (no quotes)
Volumes is where an alias to your hard drive ("/" at boot) is placed at startup, and where all the "mount points" for auxiliary drives are created for you to access them. This folder is normally hidden from view.
Drives with an extra 1 on the end have a side-effect of mounting a drive with the same name as the system already think exists. Try trashing the duplicates with a 1 or 2 if there are no real files in them, and reboot.
If it does contain data...
How can I change my settings so that when I click the "back" arrow, I return to the previous folder, rather than the desktop?
