Help! Desktop icons are getting corrupted

alexf

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Jun 8, 2004

• #1

My desktop icons are starting to get corrupted and show up as the wrong icons (e.g. an Illustrator file is showing up as an iPod icon).

All of the file extensions are correct and I don't have very many things on the desktop.

In OS 9 I would just rebuild the desktop, but I am using OS X 10.3.4.

Any suggestions?

 

jeremy.king

macrumors 603

• Jun 8, 2004

• #2

Might this help?

http://www.subrosasoft.com/thestore/product_info.php?cPath=&products_id=397

also repairing permissions never hurts.

 

jxyama

macrumors 68040

• Jun 8, 2004

• #3

alexf said:

My desktop icons are starting to get corrupted and show up as the wrong icons (e.g. an Illustrator file is showing up as an iPod icon).

All of the file extensions are correct and I don't have very many things on the desktop.

In OS 9 I would just rebuild the desktop, but I am using OS X 10.3.4.

Any suggestions?

Click to expand...

log out and log back in...

 

K

King Cobra

macrumors 603

• Jun 8, 2004

• #4

Ahh, I know what that's like.

Anyways, appreciations for the link to the utility.

 

7on

macrumors 601

• Jun 8, 2004

• #5

Force Quiting (restarting) Finder is often quicker than logging out then back in.

 

alexf

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Jun 8, 2004

• #6

Thanks everyone; I'll give it a try.