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Wyvernspirit
Mar 17, 2004, 02:37 PM
If I log off my account in OS X (Currently running 10.3.2, but 10.2.8 did the same thing) and then log back it, it resets my Icon view.

Example: I have all of my windows set to icon view with a slight blue background and a large icon size and "listed" by name. When I log out, then back in, the icons are no longer in order, the background is back to white and the icon size is back to the default [Apple's] size.

It did work for a short while correctly (I think 10.2.1 through 10.2.6) then started behaving this way. It is very onoying. I was hoping someone may be able to let me know how I can get it to work the way it should.

Thanks for any help.



7on
Mar 17, 2004, 02:46 PM
How much free space do you have ?

Wyvernspirit
Mar 17, 2004, 02:51 PM
How much free space do you have ?

On my main drive, about 75/80 GB. The Drive is a 120 GB Drive.

rainman::|:|
Mar 17, 2004, 02:55 PM
repaired permissions?

you may need to trash the plist file that stores this information... i just don't know where it would be. com.apple.finder.plist would be my guess, but i'm not at my Mac.

paul

Wyvernspirit
Mar 17, 2004, 03:04 PM
repaired permissions?

you may need to trash the plist file that stores this information... i just don't know where it would be. com.apple.finder.plist would be my guess, but i'm not at my Mac.

paul

Actually, I repair permissions on a semi regular basis.

As for trashing the plist, I have done that before, but I'll try again.

Wyvernspirit
Mar 20, 2004, 08:26 PM
deleting that plist sort of worked. It remembers the correct settings for some of the windows but not most of them.

Som info that I should give is that the correct settings are know to the system as command(apple)-J and select All Windows and it will set the current window to my settings. It just won't remember them on log out.