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i keep changing my screen saver settings to display my own personal photo gallary, but it keeps changing to national geographic!
why and what can i do to stop this from happening??
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
Try deleting this plist in your User's Library folder then restart.
com.apple.systempreferences.plist
The User's Library folder is hidden by default. To unhide: Select the Finder in the Dock. Under Go in the Menu bar > hold down the Option key and you’ll see the Library.
Finding the User Library Folder
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/resources/0167/site/chap11.html#FindingtheUserLi braryFolder
Let me know if this helps.
Try deleting this plist in your User's Library folder then restart.
com.apple.systempreferences.plist
The User's Library folder is hidden by default. To unhide: Select the Finder in the Dock. Under Go in the Menu bar > hold down the Option key and you’ll see the Library.
Finding the User Library Folder
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/resources/0167/site/chap11.html#FindingtheUserLi braryFolder
Let me know if this helps.
hi and thanks!
well, i restarted and my personal photo album preferences are still int act, but sometimes the change doesn't happen for a couple of hours.
so, i will keep you posted!
=D
regi
THANKS SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!! that was very informative and it seems to have worked quite effectively and quickly!!
cheers!!!
You are welcome.
hi diane! sad to say, in the end, your solution did not solve my problem.
i certainly appreciate the attempted help, though!
cheers to you!
regi
Glad Eric was able to point you to the right fix. Thanks for your kind words.
aaaaaaaaand then it didn't. 😕
not sure what happened, but national geographic was back, tonight.
gonna try terminal one more time.
just wanted to let you know.
weird.
hi, eric!
so, not only has everything reverted back to the same old behavior, my computer reverts back to national geographic gallery more frequently, now.
i cannot find any other possible solutions. do you know anything else i can try or have you seen any newer information?
this is crazy.
regi
It's much simpler. I guess you have selected the screensaver photos from 'photos' in the Photos icon which are actually not on the hard disk so will work until you turn off. If you select from the Pictures folder the will remain as you want them.
I attempted the "fix" on two of my three iMacs. On one it didn't work but I had no problems. On anther it not only didn't work, I lost everything except the "Cosmos" on the options. No Nat Geo, no photos. I can put up with the changes not holding, but how do I get my photos back on the second unit? I'm running 10.10.3 n both and the one that lost this pictures is only a year old or so.
This whole thing is getting frustrating!!
Upon further investigation I DID find my photos on my other Mac. The layout was changed, but the photos were there!
screen saver keeps reverting to national geographic!
