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refresh command?

what is the keyboard command to refresh the desktop?

MacBook Air

Posted on May 28, 2017 9:03 AM

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May 28, 2017 11:00 AM in response to jchanakya

Hi,


That is something from way back in OS 9, IIRC. It is not necessary in OS X/macOS.


You can quit the Finder if you want, and I suspect that will "rebuild" something: Apple menu > Force Quit > Finder > Force Quit.


What is it you want to do?


Resetting the NVRAM and booting into Safe Mode cleans out a variety of things....

Jun 6, 2017 11:02 AM in response to jchanakya

Repeating my reply again:


"That is something from way back in OS 9, IIRC. It is not necessary, nor does it exist, in OS X/macOS.


You can force quit the Finder if you want, and I suspect that will "rebuild" something: Apple menu > Force Quit > Finder > Force Quit.


Resetting the NVRAM and booting into Safe Mode cleans out a variety of things...."


Is there something actually wrong that you're tying to fix?

refresh command?

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