What does this mean?

[sahnert]

This image in the lower left corner of a finder window. It looks like a pencil with a line through it. What does it mean/do?

 

[Josias]

Strange, I don't have that?

 

[WildCowboy]

Try hovering your mouse over it for a few seconds.

Strange, I don't have that?

Click on your System folder.

 

[rtdgoldfish]

I believe that shows up when you cannot modify the contents of a folder. Shows up when you are browsing the contents of a CD-R.

 

[Blackheart]

as alluded to by the above poster: it represents a read-only folder, I'm fairly certain.

 

[sahnert]

Thanks!
Apparently it means that the selected folder is write-protected
I'm running this account as a regular user (not admin - extra security) which is why every finder window except home folder has this.
Thanks guys!

 

[thewhitehart]

I believe that shows up when you cannot modify the contents of a folder. Shows up when you are browsing the contents of a CD-R.

Yep. That's it. If you enable the 'Snap to Grid' option in the finder by pressing command + J, you'll also get 4 little bricks in the same location.

 

[skunk]

It means you have permissions set for "No Access" for that folder. You can change it by selecting the folder - or it may be the enclosing folder - and hitting Cmd+I. Down at the bottom, there's a panel for setting "Ownerships and Permissions".

 

[Osarkon]

Hover the mouse over it and you'll see it says 'No Changes' . I presume that means read only. just to confirm.

 

[Josias]

Well, I have this one.

 

[WildCowboy]

Well, I have this one.

As thewhitehart pointed out in Post #7, that means you have "Snap to Grid" enabled.

 

[Nermal]

Well, I have this one.

That's because you have "keep arranged" on.

 

[WildCowboy]

That's because you have "keep arranged" on.

Duh...you're right. Snap to grid gives you the blank tic-tac-toe board...