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I have turned on my computer multiple times in the last week and my background has been replaced by a pre- programmed one that came with my Mac.
Also all of my photo folders seem to have disappeared from the folders that I can select from.
What should I do?
Thanks!
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)
Hi there,
All of the folders with photo's that I added so we could select the new desktop background. The are still on the computer it was only the file path that was removed. Is there anyway to make sure the file path remains when the computer is goes through a restart?
Thanks!
Hi there,
All of the folders with photo's that I added so we could select the new desktop background. The are still on the computer it was only the file path that was removed. Is there anyway to make sure the file path remains when the computer is goes through a restart?
Thanks!
Are all your files missing, or just some of them? What backups do you have?
1. If you log in automatically, a bug in some versions of OS X will cause the desktop picture to revert to the default image at every startup. The only known workaround is to disable automatic login in the Users & Groups preference pane.
2. If the selected Desktop picture is stored in a photo library on an external drive, please export it from the library and move it to a folder on the startup volume. (Credit for this solution to ASC member janay.)
3. If the desktop picture always reverts to a plain blue background, one of your login items may be causing the problem. The "TeamViewer" application can have this effect. Otherwise, rule out all other third-party login items as possible causes.
4. If you have a MacBook Pro with automatic graphics switching, disable it temporarily in the Energy Saver preference pane, set the Desktop picture, then restart the computer and re-enable graphics switching.
5. If none of the above applies to you, proceed as follows.
Back up all data.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Application Support/Dock/desktoppicture.db
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item selected. Move the selected item to the Trash. Log out or restart the computer and empty the Trash.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You may not see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
I had the same issue with my imac running OS X 10.11.4. I only had one item that started on login. It was something like SIMBL. I disabled it and now when I reboot the chosen picture is there. Thanks!
Thanks for the info! TeamViewer was causing the blue background for me. Problem solved!
Desktop Background Disappears
