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I have a G5 and all the desktop icons are frozen, won't open, can't trash them. Ideas?

I have a G5 and all the desktop icons are frozen, won't open, can't trash them. Ideas?

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5), G5 server for scanner and printer

Posted on Jan 25, 2014 8:26 PM

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Jan 26, 2014 12:40 PM in response to Edgypenn

Yes your are right Klaus1, I am mistaken. It is a G5 running on OS 10.5.8. I have tried a restart, rebuilt the desktop, tried to eliminate files from the drive by my networked iMac, and nothing will change the frozen fiile icons. I have the G5 partitioned drive and the startup partition has zero memory left. This all started with a printer problem as I have been using the G5 as a server for my scanner and printer. I hope this helps to describe what I have here. I apologize for the misinfo. Thanks.

Jan 27, 2014 3:29 AM in response to Edgypenn

Performance tip: Keep the Desktop clutter-free (empty, if possible)



Mac OS X's Desktop is the de facto location for downloaded files, and for many users, in-progress works that will either be organized later or deleted altogether. The desktop can also be gluttonous, however, becoming a catch-all for files that linger indefinitely.



Unfortunately - aside from the effect of disarray it creates - keeping dozens or hundreds of files on the Desktop can significantly degrade performance. Not necessarily because the system is sluggish with regard to rendering the icons on the desktop and storing them in memory persistently (which may be true in some cases), but more likely because keeping an excessive number of items on the Desktop can cause the windowserver process to generate reams of logfiles, which obviously draws resources away from other system tasks. Each of your icons on your desktop is stored as a window in the window server, not as an alias. The more you have stored, the more strain it puts on the window server. Check your desktop for unnecessary icons and clear them out.



Keeping as few items as possible on the Desktop can prove a surprisingly effective performance boon. Even creating a single folder on your Desktop and placing all current and future clutter inside, then logging out and back in can provide an immediately noticeable speed boost, particularly for the Finder.



And it is why Apple invented 'Stacks'.

I have a G5 and all the desktop icons are frozen, won't open, can't trash them. Ideas?

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