Code:
drwx------+ 12 apple staff 408 Jun 6 21:10 .
drwxr-x---+ 25 apple staff 850 Jun 4 09:02 ..
-rw-r--r--@ 1 apple staff 15364 Jun 6 21:10 .DS_Store
-rw-r--r-- 1 apple staff 0 Oct 6 2011 .localized
-rw-r--r--@ 1 apple staff 1992517 Mar 23 10:49 Cam6.jpg
drwxr-xr-x 10 apple staff 340 Jun 6 12:01 Desktop stuff
-rw-r--r--@ 1 apple staff 2139536 Mar 23 10:48 M3's AV cable.jpg
-rw-r--r--@ 1 apple staff 214528 Mar 27 20:41 SB Tax 2018.xls
-rw-r--r--@ 1 apple staff 196518 Mar 27 19:50 f10402018.pdf
-rw-r--r--@ 1 apple staff 165006 Apr 6 21:56 f1040sc2018.pdf
-rw-r--r--@ 1 apple staff 144013 Apr 6 22:02 f6198year2018.pdf
-rw-r--r--@ 1 apple staff 171 Oct 11 2016 ~$2017
I don't see anything like a Garage Band project listed. Unless it's the oddly named "~$2017". Is that it? It seems unlikely because it's only 171 bytes long.
I see 2 jpg files, 3 PDF files, 1 excel spreadsheet, a folder named "Desktop stuff", and that oddly named file.
If it's that oddly named file, I suggest renaming it to something less odd, like "killme".
If that's not it, and it's really in the "Desktop stuff" subfolder, then you'll need to use the command below.
I also don't see any obvious permission problems, but a more extensive list might be needed.
Command to paste:
Code:
ls -leO@ ~/Desktop/"Desktop stuff"
The quotes are required.
The added middle piece ("eO@") are command-line options telling the 'ls' command to produce a more extensive listing, which includes various things that the earlier command didn't show.
EDIT
"Jun 4" is the last-modified date of the parent directory for this dir. That will normally be your Home folder.
"Jun 6" is the last-modified date of the folder "Desktop stuff". A folder's modified-date changes when you add something to it, move something out of it, or rename something in it. It's also typically changed when you save a document to the folder, even if that document was in the folder previously.
The user-name "apple", who owns all the files and folders shown, seems a bit unusual to me, in light of the name you joined MacRumors with. Is that the actual short user-name you chose for this user account?