Well when I saw the desktop he actually had an Applications folder, and a Utilities folder. 2 folders on the desktop.
I dragged the Applications folder to the trashcan and it dumped it straightaway, but when we emptied the trash it cleared 2.5k odd items. :S
The Applications were still there in Go>Applications. There is still a Utilities folder on desktop, and Go>Utilities exists too.
Is this clear? Not sure im explaining it very well.
I understand what you mean, but you may not.
The
Menu Bar item "Go > Applications" and "Go > Utilities" are not the locations of the
Applications and
Utilities folders, they are just shortcuts, thus my question, if the actual
Utilities folder still resides in the Applications folder.
You can check via going to the
Applications folder in Finder (either via CMD+SHIFT+A) or opening a new Finder window and selecting the
Applications alias in the
Sidebar (left side of Finder window) or going via
Macintosh HD / Applications.
Then switch to
List (CMD+2) or
Column (CMD+3)
View and see, if the
Utilities folder is still inside the actual
Applications folder and if the
Utilities folder still has its usual content (compare the items in the
Utilities folder found inside the
Applications folder of your friend's Mac with the
Utilties folder on your Mac).
You can also enable the Path Bar (Finder > Menu Bar >> View >>> Show / Hide Path Bar) to see, where you actually are on your Mac.
If the
Utilities folder is still where and how it should be (
Macintosh HD / Applications / Utilities), then you can delete the
Utilities folder on the Desktop (via entering an admin password upon being asked to do so).
Have a look at the link I provided earlier, and maybe send it to your friend, to learn more about Mac OS X.