webloc icon blank on desktop only

Carrie Carlson wrote:

Since updating to the release build of Yosemite my webloc (that is an icon for a Web site address) icons are blank.

Prior to that they all had the Safari style icon with WEBLOC on them. The icons are normal in all other folders I have checked in the Finder.

I tried to fix this problem by changing the "Open With" section in Get Info. Still the white icons on my Desktop.

It isn't the worst bug ever but it irks me and it is weird.

Did you try relaunching the Finder?

Click the Finder icon on the Dock holding the control option keys>Relaunch

I, too am having that problem. What's weird is the icon does show up on my Macbook Pro, but not my iMac since just the other day. Prior to that, I was seeing the icon correctly. It's visible in folders, too. Just not on the desktop or in the Trash. I've rebuilt permissions, zipped PRAM to get them back, but no joy.

same issue here.

Here's another thread:

what happened to the Safari thumbnail for webloc files?

Hi,

I am having the same issue.

But anywhere I drag desktop or any folders all my safari links went blank. And made all old links that were pulled go blank just not new links.

I think it had something to do with an App I installed? Or the last update.

But I did notice if I use Chrome or FireFox The weblog image does appear. So it's only related to pulling the link from Safari.

I also tried repair disk and PRAM and still nothing?

I am hoping the next update fixes this.

Do any of you happen to have a game called iDistract installed? I was looking around RS Default Apps and found this:

the "weblog.unused" extension had been checked.

Trashing that app and rebooting solved this problem, for now at least.

Hey,

I was thinking it was an App called Deliveries. I noticed after installing that the default app was for these bookmarks on desktop was that but they would still open in Safari. I changed them via view options back to safari for this extension.

Also - What app are you using to see what apps are using what extensions?

Thanks,

The app is a pref pane called RC Default Apps. It's old and hasn't been updated in ages but still works in Yosemite.

I also have Deliveries. Both the App Store app and the widget. RC Default Apps shows it handles the "com.apple.web-internet-location" UTI, but doesn't claim it.

At any rate in my case the game I mentioned seems to have been the culprit.

I've never had that game installed so it isn't the problem in my case. What's strange is that it worked fine a few weeks ago and suddenly stopped working. I don't know that I updated or installed anything during that time. So it's a little frustrating, but not the end of the world.

I updated to Yosemite 10.10.3 yesterday and the weblog works fine now - for new weblog files. The old ones made when it wasn't working are still blank, but they now show the correct icon when you drag them. They will still be blank when you drop them elsewhere on the desktop. So for me, I just reopened each one in safari, trashed the blank one and then dragged the new one onto the desktop from Safari. A little cumbersome if you have lots of weblog files, but it's working on my iMac 27" now.

Also, I just found out that if I OPT+drag the old, blank file, it will make a copy and that will have the icon!

I may be to late, but in latest version yosemite right click on desktop, open show view options, and uncheck show icon preview. This worked for me.