Disappearing finder icons and ghost icons

[typecase]

I've recently had a strange problem. Occasionally, my desktop icons all disappear (everything except for the Macintosh HD). I can still access the files by opening the HD then navigating to users/user name/desktop but the files on the desktop are gone. When I try selecting the desktop, only ghosts of the folders appear (no ghost files). Any idea what could be causing this? A finder reboots seems to cure the problem. (See below for a picture). I have 10.4.8 on a G5 with all the updates.

 

[72930]

Try repairing permissions (in disk utility)

 

[typecase]

Like any superstitious mac user, repairing permissions (and doing the whole twirl the rubber chicken thing) was the first thing I did.

 

[Chone]

Not to stray from the main topic but where did you get that cool G5/MacPro case icon? That looks neat!

 

[chibislick]

I would love an answer to that as well... Sometimes I get all my icons from the Desktop disappear, except from the hard drives. Also, the finder's preferences of the desktop's disappeared folders are reset.

 

[Apemanblues]

It's the rapture!

All 'saved' icons are being taken to heaven.

 

[chibislick]

It's the rapture!

All 'saved' icons are being taken to heaven.

Oh gawd! What have we done?