Accidentally deleted Macintosh HD icon

00PS · Jan 28, 2008, 09:09 PM

how do i get it back?

teleromeo · Jan 28, 2008, 09:12 PM

so where exactly did you delete it ?
Desktop, finder windows ... ?

bjett92 · Jan 28, 2008, 09:16 PM

i don't think you can delete it, but i could be wrong, you probably just hid hard drives from appearing on your desktop

00PS · Jan 28, 2008, 09:23 PM

i deleted it off the finder side bar, but it also disappeared off the desktop.

swiftaw · Jan 28, 2008, 09:24 PM

Finder->Preferences->General->Show these items on desktop
Finder->Preferences->Sidebar

00PS · 09:38 PM

thanx, that works for the finder but what about the desktop? it's not showing up

johto · Jan 28, 2008, 11:46 PM

Try and delete the file "com.apple.finder.plist" under your home/Library/Preferences/ and login again...

For references, see this http://www.macosg.com/group/viewtopic.php?t=6750
and
http://discussions.apple.com/thread....94158&tstart=0

mellamokit · Jun 14, 2010, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 00PS

thanx, that works for the finder but what about the desktop? it's not showing up

Maybe it didn't work but I was just checking you knew the Preferences thing in the reply above yours said how to get it back on the desktop as well as the sidebar. :Lhttp://cdn.macrumors.com/vb/images/smilies/smile.gif

GGJstudios · Jun 14, 2010, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mellamokit

Maybe it didn't work but I was just checking you knew the Preferences thing in the reply above yours said how to get it back on the desktop as well as the sidebar. :Lhttp://cdn.macrumors.com/vb/images/smilies/smile.gif

2 year old thread and the poster you quoted hasn't been around for over 6 months. What is it with so many first-time posters reviving dead threads as their first (and many times, only) post?

atlanticza · Jun 14, 2010, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GGJstudios

2 year old thread and the poster you quoted hasn't been around for over 6 months. What is it with so many first-time posters reviving dead threads as their first (and many times, only) post?

Maybe it's because the first post date is not that obvious, especially for a newbie.

TheSingerboii · Jan 7, 2013, 03:21 PM

I accidentally deleted a symbol from my finder. it was a silver ball and you would usually see it in Office Word - notebook format. I deleted it off from my finder along with other files and now my Word look very weird and there are random logos which became substitutes for missing logos. What should i do???

ChristianJapan · Jan 7, 2013, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSingerboii

I accidentally deleted a symbol from my finder. it was a silver ball and you would usually see it in Office Word - notebook format. I deleted it off from my finder along with other files and now my Word look very weird and there are random logos which became substitutes for missing logos. What should i do???

Look into the "trash can" and restore from there ... Don't empty the trash !

Jan 28, 2008, 09:09 PM	#1
00PS macrumors member Join Date: May 2007	Accidentally deleted Macintosh HD icon how do i get it back?
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Jan 28, 2008, 09:12 PM	#2
teleromeo macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: kidnapped by aliens	so where exactly did you delete it ? Desktop, finder windows ... ? __________________ wie heb ik aan de lijn hallo hallo
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bjett92 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Indy, IN	i don't think you can delete it, but i could be wrong, you probably just hid hard drives from appearing on your desktop __________________ 2007 White 13" MacBook 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB RAM 2011 15" MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz Quad-Core i7 8GB RAM iPad 2 32GB \| iPod Touch 32GB \| iPod Shuffle 2GB \| tv \| Time Capsule \| iPhone 5 32GB
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Jan 28, 2008, 09:33 PM	#6
00PS Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: May 2007	thanx, that works for the finder but what about the desktop? it's not showing up Last edited by 00PS; Jan 28, 2008 at 09:38 PM.
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Jan 7, 2013, 03:21 PM	#11
TheSingerboii macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	Deleted logo/symbols I accidentally deleted a symbol from my finder. it was a silver ball and you would usually see it in Office Word - notebook format. I deleted it off from my finder along with other files and now my Word look very weird and there are random logos which became substitutes for missing logos. What should i do???
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Jan 28, 2008, 09:23 PM	#4
00PS Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: May 2007	i deleted it off the finder side bar, but it also disappeared off the desktop.
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Jan 28, 2008, 09:24 PM	#5
swiftaw macrumors 603 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Omaha, NE, USA	Finder->Preferences->General->Show these items on desktop Finder->Preferences->Sidebar
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Jan 28, 2008, 11:46 PM	#7
johto macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Finland	Try and delete the file "com.apple.finder.plist" under your home/Library/Preferences/ and login again... For references, see this http://www.macosg.com/group/viewtopic.php?t=6750 and http://discussions.apple.com/thread....94158&tstart=0
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