Argh! :mad: Desktop icons keep moving out of place!

[ferhatfromantalya]

I'm dealing with this problem for 2 years. I solved in 2 minutes thanks to you. God bless you

 

[doliglwt]

rm .DS_Store in Terminal command didn't work for me. So, right click on desktop and check "Sort by: NONE" which worked. The annoying config is "snap to grid".

 

[summered]

If you want to sort this out using Terminal then do this:

Once Terminal is open type:

$ cd Desktop

(without the $ obviously)

then

$ ls -a -F

If your desktop files show up then you're in the right place. This is also a good time to check that the .DS_Store file is there also.

Then

$ rm -i .DS_Store

When you're prompted hit 'y'

Close Terminal, logout then log back in. OS X will rebuild the .DS_Store file and hopefully if that is the issue then the icons should stop moving about.

Hi I have a question. I followed your instructions, I am not promted? to hit y. I am asked if I want to delete .DS_Store? I press y but nothing happening. Whats wrong? Thanks