Finder Icon Stuck on Desktop?

Mkeller1397 · Oct 31, 2008, 05:29 PM

Hello All,

I just bought my macbook today, and its awsome I love it. Anyway, this is my second mac, and have never seen this problem, the Finder Icon is outside the dock on the bottom of my desktop. Its not a regular icon though, it has the blue dot underneath it like it belongs on the dock?
Any help with this would be greatly appriciated.

Thanks
Mike.

iShater · Oct 31, 2008, 05:47 PM

Screen shot?

Mkeller1397 · 06:02 PM

sorry for the bad question, but how would i go about taking a screen shot?

Never mind I figured it out...Sorry [IMG]

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iShater · Oct 31, 2008, 06:00 PM

+SHIFT+4 and select the area, then attach it here.

derryquinn · Oct 31, 2008, 06:02 PM

cmd+shift+3: Entire screen and saves.
cmd+ctrl+shift+3: Entire screen and saves to clipboard
cmd+shift+4: Captures dragged area and saves.
cmd+ctrl+shift+4: Captures dragged area and copies to the clipboard.
cmd+****f+4+spacebar: Captures a window or other object and saves
cmd+ctrl+shift+4+space: Captures a window or other object and saves to the clipboard

iShater · Oct 31, 2008, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by derryquinn

Dang!

What?

OP, whoa! Can you click on that and it behaves as if it is part of the dock?

Does the problem stay around after you restart the system?

chilipie · Oct 31, 2008, 06:05 PM

Try restarting your dock - open Terminal and type "killall Dock" (without the quotes, case-sensitive) and press enter.

Mkeller1397 · Oct 31, 2008, 06:05 PM

Lol thanks guys, the picture was edited into the above post, I must have been searching google for that answer as you guys were posting, you guys are fast, thanks

Mike

iShater · Oct 31, 2008, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mkeller1397

Lol thanks guys, the picture was edited into the above post, I must have been searching google for that answer as you guys were posting, you guys are fast, thanks

Mike

We are.

So to make your life easier, I will repeat the questions:

Can you click on that and it behaves as if it is part of the dock?

Does the problem stay around after you restart the system?

derryquinn · Oct 31, 2008, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by iShater

What?

Mr. iShater you cheeky mare! How did you make my post disappear?

Anywho... +1 for those questions OP, I want to hear answers. I'm VERY Intrigued...

Mkeller1397 · Oct 31, 2008, 06:12 PM

Sorry for the delay of your question.
No it did not act like it was on the dock, could not click it, select it drag it, anything. But I did the terminal code as well as the restart and after both it didnt reappear, I really appreciate all of your help everyone

Thanks
Mike.

iShater · Oct 31, 2008, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by derryquinn

Mr. iShater you cheeky mare! How did you make my post disappear?

Anywho... +1 for those questions OP, I want to hear answers. I'm VERY Intrigued...

Probably a mod cause it was a one-word post. I get dinged with those every now and then

I have to drive for 2.5 hours, so I won't be able to check on this until later tonight.

Take care of the OP fellas!

iShater · Oct 31, 2008, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mkeller1397

Sorry for the delay of your question.
No it did not act like it was on the dock, could not click it, select it drag it, anything. But I did the terminal code as well as the restart and after both it didnt reappear, I really appreciate all of your help everyone

Thanks
Mike.

Hmmm, change your desktop background and see what happens.

Mkeller1397 · Oct 31, 2008, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by iShater

Hmmm, change your desktop background and see what happens.

I did that it didnt change it but the restart as well as the terminal worked! thanks all

derryquinn · Oct 31, 2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by iShater

Take care of the OP fellas!

Looks like you did it all already

Looking forward to becoming good friends.

mcdj · Oct 31, 2008, 06:38 PM

There's something very existential about that screenshot.

HLdan · Oct 31, 2008, 06:48 PM

Just reinstall the OS since it's new, it's probably a system corruption.

chilipie · Oct 31, 2008, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HLdan

Just reinstall the OS since it's new, it's probably a system corruption.

I think the OP's already sorted

iShater · Nov 1, 2008, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mkeller1397

I did that it didnt change it but the restart as well as the terminal worked! thanks all

Nice. Sorry I was in a hurry and though you said it didn't work. Congrats.

Quote:

Originally Posted by derryquinn

Looks like you did it all already

Looking forward to becoming good friends.

Danke, I like having friend

Oct 31, 2008, 05:29 PM	#1
Mkeller1397 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2008	Finder Icon Stuck on Desktop? Hello All, I just bought my macbook today, and its awsome I love it. Anyway, this is my second mac, and have never seen this problem, the Finder Icon is outside the dock on the bottom of my desktop. Its not a regular icon though, it has the blue dot underneath it like it belongs on the dock? Any help with this would be greatly appriciated. Thanks Mike.
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iShater macrumors 604 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Chicagoland	Screen shot? __________________ Insert signature here.
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Mkeller1397 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2008	sorry for the bad question, but how would i go about taking a screen shot? Never mind I figured it out...Sorry [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by Mkeller1397; Oct 31, 2008 at 06:02 PM.
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iShater macrumors 604 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Chicagoland	+SHIFT+4 and select the area, then attach it here. __________________ Insert signature here.
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Oct 31, 2008, 06:12 PM	#11
Mkeller1397 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2008	Sorry for the delay of your question. No it did not act like it was on the dock, could not click it, select it drag it, anything. But I did the terminal code as well as the restart and after both it didnt reappear, I really appreciate all of your help everyone Thanks Mike.
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mcdj macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NYC	There's something very existential about that screenshot. __________________ Posts with a 2 word subject line are rarely worth the click. ISOauto
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HLdan Banned Join Date: Aug 2007	Just reinstall the OS since it's new, it's probably a system corruption.
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