Background default resetting problem

aldonbaker · Nov 3, 2009, 02:16 PM

My mac keeps defaulting its bacground to this :
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b6...r/Picture1.png whenever i sign in or start up... its really weird. In my system preferences it is set to solid black so i don't know whats up... Help!!!!!

BlueRevolution · Nov 3, 2009, 04:36 PM

Have you tried repairing permissions with Disk Utility?

aldonbaker · Nov 3, 2009, 04:47 PM

Nope i don't know how to do that... What do i do?

BlueRevolution · Nov 3, 2009, 05:08 PM

Open /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app, select your system drive partition in the list on the left side, and click Repair Permissions.

aldonbaker · Nov 4, 2009, 12:24 AM

So if i repair permissions on all the drives.. will i lose any information thats on them? like any of my files

BlueRevolution · Nov 4, 2009, 12:49 AM

No. Repairing permissions doesn't affect data. It just changes who can access certain files on your hard drive.

Nov 3, 2009, 02:16 PM	#1
aldonbaker macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Background default resetting problem My mac keeps defaulting its bacground to this : http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b6...r/Picture1.png whenever i sign in or start up... its really weird. In my system preferences it is set to solid black so i don't know whats up... Help!!!!!

Nov 3, 2009, 04:36 PM	#2
BlueRevolution macrumors 601 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ailleurs	Have you tried repairing permissions with Disk Utility? __________________ "In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal a loaf of bread." —Anatole France

Nov 3, 2009, 04:47 PM	#3
aldonbaker Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	umm Nope i don't know how to do that... What do i do?

Nov 3, 2009, 05:08 PM	#4
BlueRevolution macrumors 601 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ailleurs	Open /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app, select your system drive partition in the list on the left side, and click Repair Permissions. __________________ "In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal a loaf of bread." —Anatole France

Nov 4, 2009, 12:24 AM	#5
aldonbaker Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	hi So if i repair permissions on all the drives.. will i lose any information thats on them? like any of my files

Nov 4, 2009, 12:49 AM	#6
BlueRevolution macrumors 601 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ailleurs	No. Repairing permissions doesn't affect data. It just changes who can access certain files on your hard drive. __________________ "In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal a loaf of bread." —Anatole France

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