Unibody Macbook Desktop Freezes All the time...

[DisplacedMic]

Hey all - I am constantly running into an issue where my desktop on my macbook "freezes" while everything else (including the finder) works fine.

I wouldnt even notice except if i try and click on my desktop - it is completely unresponsive. This is a peculiar problem! It might be happening after i drag files from a remote machine onto my desktop using my Fetch FTP program...

Obviously a restart fixes this problem - but i'd like to know why it keeps happening in the first place.
thanks guys!

 

[iLog.Genius]

Need some information like which model you have.

 

[DisplacedMic]

Need some information like which model you have.

2.4 ghz intel core 2 duo macbook5,1 w/ 4g ram running OSX v 10.5.7

 

[iLog.Genius]

4GB RAM, was that customized through Apple or DIY upgrade?

 

[DisplacedMic]

4GB RAM, was that customized through Apple or DIY upgrade?

apple - i've never opened up the machine.

 

[iLog.Genius]

I'm assuming you encounter the problem every time you use your MacBook? Create a new user and play around there and post back if you have the same problem.

 

[DisplacedMic]

I'm assuming you encounter the problem every time you use your MacBook? Create a new user and play around there and post back if you have the same problem.

no - not every time. just often enough that it's irritating.

 

[iLog.Genius]

no - not every time. just often enough that it's irritating.

Ok, still create a new user and see what happens.