Desktop wallpaper missing

I'm not sure at what point this happened but I'm running Lion 10.7.5 and not all of the Desktop wallpaper shows... for example I can see "Desktop Pictures" but that's it, the black and white pictures, or Nature is gone... and I know they were there before. Also I have already repaired my permissions and verified my hard disk both of which checked out OK. Thanks in advance for any help.

Unless you saved them from a previous OS and put them in /Users/username/Pictures/, color them gone. Apple decided that users wouldn't like the old ones, so they blew them out of /Library/Desktop Pictures/. I kept mine and can still use things like Abstract 7 on my machine, in all three OSs. BTW, there aren't any wallpapers on Macs. That's too windoze-centric for most of us.

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Nautilus: no desktop wallpaper

hello!
i don't find a solution to this weird and annoying problem.
when i try to set a desktop wallpaper i only see the background color, no wallpaper is shown.
the really funny thing is: when i drag a picture to the desktop with middle mouse button and select "set as background" the wallpaper fades in and directly out again.
i tried to create a new user account, same problem. reinstalling nautilus or searching the gconf settings didn't help.
this problem appeared after i switched back from xfce to gnome... i googled and searched this forum , but didn't find a solution. don't know how i can find out what's the problem. maybe some missing library or broken package? does nautilus set the wallpaper with an external tool? can i start nautilus somehow in verbose mode?
(nautilus 2.30.1)
thanks,
joschi

Hi,
Before going further, as suggested by Martin in the following thread, I need to further confirm whether users can open the wallpaper file. Besides, we need
to check whether the "Wallpaper" value exists in this registry path
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
Black Desktop wall paper after implementing group policy
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/0c36d7bf-4694-46e1-b408-d644111c0264/black-desktop-wall-paper-after-implementing-group-policy?forum=winserverGP
Moreover, for Windows 7 clients, we can try installing the hotfix also mentioned in the above thread to see whether it can work.
The "Desktop Wallpaper" Group Policy setting is not applied in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977944/en-us
In addition, regarding how to deploy wallpaper via group policy, the following blog can be referred to for more information.
Using Group Policy to configure Desktop Wallpaper (“Background”)
http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2011/03/best-practice-using-group-policy-to-configure-desktop-wallpaper-background/
Best regards,
Frank Shen

Showing Desktop Wallpaper using Gnome 3 & Nemo

Hi,
I just installed Nemo as my file manager since I miss some of the features in Nautilus. To work properly I set Nemo to display the Desktop Icons. Sadly this overrides my Wallpaper blank and I don't know how to configure Nemo or Cinnamon to show it again. As Desktop Environment I am using Gnome 3.
The current gsettings are the following:
org.cinnamon.desktop.background.color-shade-type = solid
org.cinnamon.desktop.background.picture-opacity = 100
org.cinnamon.desktop.background.picture-options = zoom
org.cinnamon.desktop.background.picture-uri = file:///usr/share/themes/Adwaita/backgrounds/adwaita-timed.xml
org.cinnamon.desktop.background.primary-color = #000000
org.cinnamon.desktop.background.secondary-color = #000000
org.gnome.desktop.background.color-shade-type = solid
org.gnome.desktop.background.picture-opacity = 100
org.gnome.desktop.background.picture-options = zoom
org.gnome.desktop.background.picture-uri = file:///usr/share/themes/Adwaita/backgrounds/adwaita-timed.xml
org.gnome.desktop.background.primary-color = #023c88
org.gnome.desktop.background.secondary-color = #5789ca
org.gnome.desktop.show-desktop-icons = true
org.nemo.desktop.show-desktop-icons = true
I have not yet configured nemo to start on login, so when I do log in my Desktop Wallpaper is shown properly, once I open Nemo it turns blank.
Any suggestions on how to fix this?
Greetings
Dero
EDIT:
I just installed cinnamon to test if the background works there and it did. Maybe there is something that needs to be edited in the gnome-session?
Last edited by Dero (2014-03-23 17:10:26)

Looks cool, here is the an equivalent bash script for Gnome3, it's not random though, it just cycles.
https://gist.github.com/Exodus111/814c659422232f50994e
It's supposed to work, but for me it does nothing.

In my Macbook Pro, on a few occassions, the apple menu bar blacks out. its displayed as a negative image. The desktop wallpaper get greyed out and i get a blank screen as wallpaper. No idea why this happens. I reset the system and issue gets resolved.

In my Macbook Pro, on a few occassions, the apple menu bar blacks out. its displayed as a negative image. The desktop wallpaper get greyed out and i get a blank screen as wallpaper. No idea why this happens. I reset the system and issue gets resolved.

AshwinVC wrote:
I reset the system and issue gets resolved.
How?

How do I set the desktop wallpaper with an image in aperture 3?

Sorry for the silly question, but I can't find how to set my desktop wallpaper with an image in aperture 3. It was simple when using Iphoto, but I can't find the method in aperture.
Thanks,
Dale.

Command(⌘)-9 is no longer listed in the list of default keyword shortcuts, and it has no effect.
I wrote a little Automator service to bring the Command(⌘)-9 back.
A copy of this service is here for download:
http://dreschler-fischer.de/scripts/SetDesktopPicture.workflow.zip
This service uses three actions:
Aperture: Get selected images
Export Masters
Finder: Set the Desktop Picture
To install it, open the workflow in Automator and save it as service.
To use it, select any image in Aperture, then activate the service from the Aperture menu -> Services, and it will set the master of the selected image as Desktop picture.
If you like, you can assign the Command(⌘)-9 key to the service (in the System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts Panel) and then turn any image you selected into Desktop wallpaper by simply pressing (⌘)-9.
@Frank Caggiano, if you are still following this thread: for some reason this workflow succeeds with exporting the master, but I could not get it to work with the versions instead. Any ideas?
Caution: this service will clutter the Desktop with the exported images. If you want to avoid that, change the export action to export the image to a different folder.
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Léonie

Desktop Wallpaper shows blank in windows 7 and works in win xp & win 8.

Dear MS Support,
We have applied one newly designed Desktop Wallpaper for all our computers in GAVS. It is not working in win 7 and it works in Win XP and in Win 8.
I have searched in Microsoft forums and they mentioned to install one hotfix. I tried to install and it is not working..
Our Group Policy and working and I can able to see the wallpaper path in my registry settings..
Kindly help me to fix this issue..
Given below the hotfix url…
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;977944&sd=rss&spid=14481

Hi,
After you applied the policy, what wallpaper will the Desktop of Windows 7 change to? Is it a solid colour desktop? If not, The Hotfix should not work in this case.
Here is a very good troubleshooting guide for Wallpaper Group Policy.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2011/12/13/wallpaper-deployment-troubleshooting.aspx
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Windows 7 Desktop is missing.

Hello.
So I built my computer at the end of last year, and my SSD was shipped FIRST, and by mistake, I installed that first, before my secondary drive, which is a 3Tb drive. Fast forward to today. I am running out of space,
and I come up with an idea, that proves to be a wrong one eventually, I copy pretty much everything from C: to my secondary, and delete the rest from C:. Now, when I try to install something, it's missing. And I further find out that in Windows Explorer, my
desktop is missing from the left side.
The only things left in my C: drive are Program Files, then the x86, Users, and Windows. I made a horrible mistake, what should I do?
BTW, I tried system restore, yet the only time I can restore is today, which isn't any help.

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Windows 8.1 Desktop wallpaper not shown if Explorer is not running

Hi,
I set wallpaper image using registry:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"Wallpaper"="C:\\Windows\\Web\\Wallpaper\\Windows\\img0.jpg"
Problem is that I need to show wallpaper WITHOUT explorer running.
W7 and W8: If explorer is running, wallpaper is shown correctly.
W8: If I end task "Windows Explorer" via task manager, wallpaper disappear and only blank (dark blue) screen is shown.
W7: If I end task explorer.exe wallpaper is still shown.
Anyone knows how to show a image without explorer running on Windows 8?
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Hello Tomas Ryba,
After lots of test and research, I still can’t find a solution to meet this requirement.
I tried to use the process monitor to capture the registry and process activity in Windows 8 and Windows 7, but can’t find the resolution.
I think this setting is by design.
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Desktop wallpaper is not applying on windows 7, works XP machine

Hi Team,
I have created Desktop wallpaper GPO for our environment and the Desktop wallpaper is applying on XP machines not windows 7 professional, so could you please help me with this issue ?

Hi
Could please check the article about method 2 for configure a registry key wallpaper configuration;
http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2011/03/best-practice-using-group-policy-to-configure-desktop-wallpaper-background/

Desktop wallpaper on external drive not retained after reboot

Hi all,
On rebooting my Late '12 iMac, the desktop wallpaper always reverts back to the default Yosemite one. The wallpaper is stored in a folder on my USB 3.0 ext drive, and when the desktop appears the icon is there for the external drive and ai can browse and re-set the wallpaper.
Also, possibly related, I have an icon for Steam on my Dock, which becomes a question mark upon reboot as if Yosemite can no longer find the app. Steam is also stored externally. However like above, I can click the icon and the Mac is able to see and launch steam no problems, and the question mark then reverts back to the steam icon.
The iMac has been upgraded by myself so that internal drive is a Samsung Evo 840 SSD. As crazy as it sounds I almost think that the Mac is booting (which takes around 6 seconds from grey Apple to logon screen) faster than it is reading the external drive. But what is weirder is that the logon screen has a blurred version of the correct wallpaper behind it, which flicks the default Yosemite one when I login.
Any ideas?

dannytheone wrote:
On rebooting my Late '12 iMac, the desktop wallpaper always reverts back to the default Yosemite one. The wallpaper is stored in a folder on myly, USB 3.0 ext drive, and when the desktop appears the icon is there for the external drive and ai can browse and re-set the wallpaper.
Also, possibly related, I have an icon for Steam on my Dock, which becomes a question mark upon reboot as if Yosemite can no longer find the app. Steam is also stored externally. However like above, I can click the icon and the Mac is able to see and launch steam no problems, and the question mark then reverts back to the steam icon.
The iMac has been upgraded by myself so that internal drive is a Samsung Evo 840 SSD. As crazy as it sounds I almost think that the Mac is booting (which takes around 6 seconds from grey Apple to logon screen) faster than it is reading the external drive. But what is weirder is that the logon screen has a blurred version of the correct wallpaper behind it, which flicks the default Yosemite one when I login.
Any ideas?
It doesn't actually sound crazy, except for the thing with the blurred wallpaper which does sound odd. The easy way to test it would be to move your preferred wallpaper to your boot drive to see if it loads at boot. I'm assuming it will. In my limited testing of Yosemite, the wallpaper choice sticks, as it should, but it's on my boot drive.
Have you noticed if the problem of drives being improperly ejected when system wakes from sleep has been corrected in Yosemite?

Desktop Wallpaper's problematic GPO

Hello,
I have Windows Server 2012 R2 installed on my domain controllers and on client side I'm using windows XP/7/8 versions.
I've pushed new wallpaper on client computers by using Group Policy and except Windows XP all works great - On windows 7 and 8 desktop wallpaper is showing on the display.
As for installation of desktop wallpaper on Windows XP - after login nothing is changing on the display, but in the display properties, on the "themes" and "Desktop" tab is showing the new wallpaper, that already was displayed
without problems on 7 and 8 versions.
On XP computers gpresult showing me that wallpaper policy was successfully pushed.
So, What about this issue guys, what should I do to display this wallpaper on windows XP machines?
Thanks a lot,

Hi,
Before going further, how did we deploy the wallpaper via group policy? Besides, please try to use
Fill Wallpaper Style as this will work best with most screen resolutions. Moreover, we can try to logon continuously twice to see if the wallpaper can take effect, or we can try to enable the setting Computer Configuration\Administrative
Templates\System\Logon\Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon.
In addition, there are several ways to deploy wallpaper via group policy. If the issue persists, we can try alternative solutions to see if it helps.
Regarding this point, the following article can be referred to for more information.
Using Group Policy to configure Desktop Wallpaper (“Background”)
http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2011/03/best-practice-using-group-policy-to-configure-desktop-wallpaper-background/
If we want to try to use Group Policy Preferences to deploy wallpaper, as also mentioned by Craig, we need to install client side extensions of GPP for Windows XP clients. Regarding this point, the following article can be referred to for more information.
Information about new Group Policy preferences in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943729
Best regard,
Frank Shen
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Desktop Wallpaper

Where can I locate the location of where the current desktop wallpaper is stored?
Here's the problem...
A long time ago... in a galaxy far far away... I had downloaded a cool photo I found on google images and set as my desktop wallpaper. I never changed the default name of the file... and can't remember said file's name (so a spotlight search ain't too helpful). To make matters worse... I believe I had deleted the original file at some point. When I go to system preferences I do not see the file. I noticed when I changed the screen resolution my desktop background changed to the picture I set for my login splash screen... which probably confirms the file is MIA. Not wanting to lose the original file that I cannot seem to locate... I powered off the system so that the new desktop background would not be saved. So here I am with my MIA picture set back as my desktop background... but can't figure out the file's name or where it is located. Any help in locating this file is greatly appreciated.
Ciao~ Louie

Louie,
The current desktop picture is stored as a cache file in the following location:
~/Library/Caches/Desktop Pictures
You may also find it in the following spot:
~/user/Library/Caches/Desktop
(where "user" is your username)
However, the files are not stored in an image format.

My MacBook desktop wallpaper has dissapeared and now its just a blue screen? and my toolbar at the bottom of the screen has dissapeared as well. Please can someone help !!?

my MacBook desktop wallpaper has dissapeared and now its just a blue screen? and my toolbar at the bottom of the screen has dissapeared as well. Please can someone help !!?

Try restarting your Mac.
If that doesn't help, open a Finder window. Select your Home folder (it has a small house icon) in the Sidebar on the left.
Now open the Library folder then the Prefernces folder.
Move the com.apple.desktop.plist file to the Trash. Restart your Mac one more time.

Desktop wallpaper resets on reboot

Hi All i have an Intel I7 Mac Mini running the latest version of Mavericks.
The problem is that if i set a desktop wallpaper of my choosing the picture defaults to the Mavericks Wave Image on reboot.
If i just put the mac to sleep then everything is fine when it awakes my chosen wallpaper is still there.
But if i reboot my wallpaper selection is replaced by the Mavericks Wave image.
Any ideas

Try to delete com.apple.desktop.plist from Preferences folder into your user library.
While you have the Finder's "GO" menu open, press "Option" : a Library item will appear in the list – That's the one that has the .plist in its Preferences folder. Delete the file
Then close your current session, and restart it. You'll always have the "wave" wallpaper.
Change the wallpaper, then shut down your computer and restart it.
Empty the trash in secure mode to delete the old .plist file
It has worked for me

Extended desktop wallpaper support videowallpaper

hi i just have 1 request can in the future windows play mp4 video without sound to use as desktop wallpaper we re in 2015 and still the only thing you can place as desktop wallpaper are just pictures {BORING} would be nice to have an loopable extract
of video of your favorite game film video series whatso ever ppl like

Extended Desk top is supported by OS X.
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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter - Apple Store (U.S.)
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