10.5.2 Desktop Icon Freeze

Sean Dempsey

macrumors 68000

Original poster

• Feb 15, 2008

• #1

Since .2, it seems at random my desktop icons will freeze and can't be moved, clicked, or selected.

a killall Dock fixes this, but it's quite annoying. Anyone else?

 

Sean Dempsey

macrumors 68000

Original poster

• Mar 15, 2008

• #2

This is still happening and I can't figure out why. The icons on the desktop for files and such are there, but when I drag my mouse to select them nothing happens and they aren't clickable. Is it just me?

 

gazfocus

macrumors 68000

• Mar 15, 2008

• #3

I'm getting the same issue with 10.5.2. I can do anything with my mac apart from doing anything with the icons on my desktop.

I would love to see a solution to this problem.

 

G

godspeed

macrumors member

• Jun 17, 2008

• #4

Still happening to me in 10.0.5.3

 

gpb01

macrumors newbie

• Dec 4, 2008

• #5

Sean Dempsey said:

This is still happening and I can't figure out why. The icons on the desktop for files and such are there, but when I drag my mouse to select them nothing happens and they aren't clickable. Is it just me?

Click to expand...

Every morning I have the same on 10.5.5 (I leave the iMac running 24/24H) ...
... but I discovered that the running icon on the dock are availables and I can click on they (e.g. I have Firefox still open and I can use it).

This unlock the situation and all the icon on the desktop start to work again 🙂