Hello,
When I use Mission Control to open a new space, it default to the original solid color that is pale yellow. When I go to System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver and choose one of the standard solid or picture wallpaper, I find the file location written across the middle of the screen in white letters. I am unable to remove this.
Any suggestions?
Mac mini, macOS Sierra (10.12.1)
Try changing the background via a different method.
Control click on your new desktop>
If this is a persistent problem try in terminal, copy & paste:
defaults write com.apple.dock desktop-picture-show-debug-text -bool FALSE;killall Dockhttp://osxdaily.com/2011/11/20/show-the-location-path-of-current-wallpaper-in-ma c-os-x/
Thanks for the information Leroy. It did not work but it put me on the right track. I located in terminal all the com.apple.dock files and I found one associated with "Tinker Tools" that I had used recently. I asked it to change my permissions and preferences back to what they were before and the line disappeared.
I think my problem is due that for some reason the write command does not work. I was giving the command to make hidden files visible by changing the boolean to yes and it did not work. So I compared the plist with one that had the feature. The command did not appear in my file. So, via xcode, I transferred the command and it worked.
I wonder if you have any thoughts on this matter.
Nick
Nicholas Neuhaus wrote:
I wonder if you have any thoughts on this matter.
Good job Nicholas Neuhaus sorting through the issue.
Yes, anytime you introduce 3rd party app for making intimate changes to you your system, you set yourself up for oddities not account for under normal circumstances.
The terminal command worked for me. Thank you.
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