Desktop background rotation and FUS/screensaver

I have a folder of pictures, ~/Pictures/Backgrounds, which I've added to the Desktop Background list and set to rotate pictures from this folder. But once the session is locked, via either Switch User or the screensaver, my background is set to the default background for Leopard and I have to reset the Desktop Background preferences.

Try deleting the file ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Desktop.plist. Then go back to System Preferences and set your Desktop picture preferences again. See if the problem then persists.

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Left click on Personalization. 
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everytime i turn on my mac the desktop background changes and the system preferances page is open?.....why?

please someone help..........everytime i turn on my mac the desktop background changes and the system preferences page is open......also with the web browser open......i keep changing my preferences but they never stay the same........a pop up said that my disk might be full?....what does that mean?

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Hi,
I have 12 MAC OS X 10.6 Clients on A Windows 2008 R2 Server. I cannot use Group Policies from Active Directory to customise my default user desktops on the MACs. Can I do this from the MAC stations? It has to work for network users not just local accounts?
Thanks,
Tim

If you're looking to make a desktop background universal and system wide regardless of user, then it's easy. The default user folder is in /System/Library/User\ Template
It's protected from access unless you're logged in as root, either in the gui or terminal.
Just change the pertenant preference file in the Library folder to reflect your new desktop background and all should be well. Any time a NEW user logs in, when their home folder is created, it will include that desktop background pref file.
If you're running the magic triangle, then you just have to set that preference in Workgroup Manager.
If you're not sure or comfortable with this, then write back and we'll help you further. More info on your server set up etc would be helpful in this regard.
-Graham

IMac very slow, no Dock, Desktop Background cycling every 1 to 5 sec

So i have always had the issue of the main display not coming back on from sleep.... I have given up on trying to fix it so i just deal with it. But i really needed my mac and so forced it to shut down because it seemed to be acting strange and i could not see the main screen just my external monitor.
Anyway when it restarted i now have a very slow machine.... creazy slow. Every click is a delay. My background which normally cycles through the standard images every 30 min does so every 1 to 5 seconds. And i have no Dock.
My machine is an intel iMac.. 27" late 2009, 8 gigs of ram 1 tera of HD. 60 gb free. 2.8 ghz i7
Oh and OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)
I have tried resetting pram and plists for the main things including the Dock. I repaired permissions and did a disk repair.
I am kind of stuck.
Does anyone have any ideas?
I tried changing the Dock settings but they dont make any difference. I also tried changing the desktop background settings and they dont do anything either and they do not save their settings when i reboot etc...
Thanks
Q

OK thanks it took a long time to do that,.. here are the results.
Hardware Information:
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
iMac - model: iMac11,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
ATI Radeon HD 4850 - VRAM: 512 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 5:26:8
Disk Information:
ST31000528ASQ disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999.35 GB (56.84 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
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Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Logitech USB Receiver
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jp.plentycom.driver.SteerMouse (4.0.3f1)
com.parallels.virtualsound (1.0 22731.929773)
com.bresink.driver.BRESINKx86Monitoring (9.0)
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[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist
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[loaded] com.Nokia.NokiaInternetModem_icera-zerocd.plist
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[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist
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[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist
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smcFanControl
iTunesHelper
Skype
Kelly C
EEventManager
SteerMouse Manager
Raid D1
TotalFinder
EEventManager
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DivX
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
MacFUSE
Perian
SteerMouse
Internet Plug-ins::
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FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.5.6f4 - SDK 10.6
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iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
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PeeMonkeyPlantBloomFree: Version: 1.1.0 - SDK 10.0
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Mobile backups: OFF
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8% prl_pm_service
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4% Finder
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180 MB WindowServer
172 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
123 MB Skype
82 MB Finder
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706 MB Wired RAM
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Lost desktop background

I accidentally changed my desktop background picture, and now the one I was using is gone!!! I deleted the file a long time ago, and am desperate to get the picture back... but I can't find it anywhere. Not in my trash either. Isn't there anywhere that desktop photos are stored??!?! HELP!

It is xfdesktop that draws the background and icons so try
xfdesktop &
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Cheers
Last edited by moetunes (2011-09-26 09:19:43)

Using Photos (iPhoto) as Desktop Background and system startup time

I've been beating my head against the wall trying to figure out why my iMac is taking longer and longer to boot (mostly after software updates).
My stopwatch shows a little over 3 minutes from chimes until there is a usable UI.
Through process of elimination, I finally found the problem. We have over 24,000 pictures in iPhoto, and like to cycle through them as the desktop background. The problem with wanting to do this is OSX seems to have to enumerate through all 24,000 before it selects a "startup background", which takes around 2.25 minutes. Not bad, considering, but still an awful startup experience. I was starting to think I was running Vista or something.
Wondering if anyone else had run across this and if there was any known workaround, short of picking another style of desktop background?

I keep my favorite photos in a separate wallpaper folder. I select my photo for the desktop manually, but I wonder if you could not set up a folder of favorites and rotate among these. Perhaps with fewer photos in a folder, your computer would not have to take so much time going through them all.

Screensaver on desktop background also when i work

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it is possible put screensaver on desktop background also when i work?
how?using terminal?what line command?
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Quartz Desktop will enable you to use the Apple-provided screen savers that are Quartz Compositions as a desktop. That page also has links to other Quartz Composition screen savers.
Some of these applications will let you use a movie as your desktop.
Some of these applications will let you use movies as screen savers. In particular, Movie Screen Saver appears both popular and highly-rated.
I've not tried any of them, so let the user-submitted reviews be your guide.
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Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

Video Desktop Background or Screensaver?

Hello,
Can I put a video (such as something from iMovie) and set it as a desktop background, and just loop the video? Is this also achievable as a screensaver? There is a widget that will make your screensaver as a desktop background, so either option would get the job done.
Thanks.
C h r i s t o p h

I think it is possible, but VERY tricky.
First, you would have to find a screensaver online that is a video (it would have to contain a ".qtz" animation), then you would replace the .qtz animation with a file YOU create, and convert to .qtz (which I'm not sure can be done). Apart from that, there is no other way that I know of.
Good luck!

Lock Screen and "old" desktop background

When leaving my desk I lock my screen via "Sizzling Keys" - an iTunes key shortcut application. This brings up the login screen.
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Is there any way to get rid of this old desktop background appearing?
Small, but annoying...
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Tristan
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I have an older Macbook pro with a dvi output and I want to watch movies on my tv. I have a dvi to hdmi cable but the only image I get on my TV is my desktop background. None of my movie players with appear on the TV screen. What am I doing wrong?

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I'm trying to hook up my Macbook Pro to my TV. I'm using the 'mini-display port to female HDMI" adapter. all i can see is my desktop background. no folders or icons and when i play a movie it goes blank.

Drag applications from your main desktop off the right side of the screen and they will appear on the TV. This is the extended desktop mode.
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See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Chrome_element_names_and_IDs
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<pre><nowiki>#context-setDesktopBackground {display:none!important;}
</nowiki></pre>
See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration

Selecting and deselecting desktop background images

Can I select which Apple photos to use when setting desktop background to Change Picture? Put another way, can I deselect pictures I don't want to see? I hoped the "-" box at the bottom of the list would let me deselect folders or even specific images within folders, but it doesn't. I would like to have only the nature pictures in the Change Picture rotation.

You would have to create your own folder or album with select photos for this type control.
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