Desktop photo has file location

Hi
my mac desktop image has its file location accross the front of the screen and i dont know how to remove it
i have been in to the apple shop and they didnt know how to remove it either
thanks David

If you change the desktop image, does the displayed filename change too, or is it only that one image that is affected?
If it's just that image, if you open it in Preview, does it have the file path burned into it?
Do you have a third-party utility that's doing this? Reboot with the shift key held down - any change?
Check your Login Items in System Preferences, and any items under your Library/LaunchAgents, Library/LaunchDaemons and Library/StartupItems folders.
Matt

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