Desktop rebuild

I am having an odd problem with my desktop. After an accident when dragging a a number of jpeg files on to an icon building application and missing the app icon they started to move to the desktop I tried to stop it by clicking on stop in the transfer progress window, it did not work. I now can not access the items I had on my desktop or even see their icons unless I randomly click around and hit one. I have rebuilt the permissions etc and verified the drives still the problem continues even after restarts and complete shut downs. In the old days I would toss out the finder preferences and or rebuild the finder is their a way to do that now?

Try opening a Finder window, choose the Desktop, and select something other than icon view (list or column for example). Perhaps you can manipulate your "missing" icons this way.
Are all of your Desktop icons missing or is it just the JPEGs that you accidentally put there?
Regards,
Steve M.

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I'm chiming in here too, I use Disk Warrior although I have tt pro too I still prefer DW... another little tool I use in between Disk warrior use is called Trashdesktop.
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http://mypage.bluewin.ch/opus/freeware/td/
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Greetings to all - Thank you for your replies and help. I did this in reverse order to the posts. Trashing the ASLM, Finder, Mac OS and System Prefs provided the same result - Type 2 error at Word start-up. I had tested extensions using the extensions manager in sets of 5 with no change previously; I restarted with all extensions off (shift key at start-up) and got the same Type 2 error when launching MS Word.
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I have no definitive answer or resolution thus far for this
problem in the forums and wanted to re-summarize it here, one more time, to see if anyone has
any other suggestions before i toss in the towel on self-repair efforts and invest in Apple Service.
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On a dual MDD G4 1.25, which i normally boot/use OS 9 on)
there is now a system 'hang time' of anywhere from 15-25 secs. in various circumstances including:
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This hang time also occurs within certain applications, and on startup of IE Explorer there is an abnormal delay between the Open command and completion of startup cycle(opening to Home Page).
At first it appears a system freeze, but then ultimately system interactivity resumes eventually.
This machine is on a high-end Tripp-Lite power conditioner in a recording studio.
The problem seemed to begin after a day where i had multiple power fluctuations/outages requiring cold reboot several times.
I have swapped out both 512 Dimms and tried running with each separately and the problem remained.
TechTools has been run, OSX Permission Repairs run/re-run..
and i've done an OS 9-only "restore/reinstall" of that
System. I also ran a defragmentation off of techtools.
Memory 'tested' as okay.
My internal HD is a 160g, one partition.
Since the problem occurs within OS 9 and i did reinstall that system, i would tend to think that rules out the System.
I can't detect any similar problem under OSX!
Things tried that didn't resolve it:
Emptying Servers Folder in the System Folder. Desktop Rebuild, PRAM/NVRAM resets, VM Off, Extensions OFF restart, (no change), Startup Items Folder/Prefs Folder EMPTIED and restart; no change. All Devices (USB/Firewire & Cable Modem, Keyboard/Mouse) disconnected/Restart; no change.
MemTest run on Dimms; Reported as OK.
Is there any point in reinstalling Sys software given all
this, or any ideas on what else to try?
Thanks,
Mike

Ron, I did, (conflicting opinions about Norton notwithstanding) run a Volume/Directory test from NDD (it is
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"Apparently," it was able to process a test and no errors
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To put it bluntly, Mac really went out of its way to discourage any OS 9 loyalists with their "last OS 9 machine"
--but i digress....
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Mike

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elderboy79,
The number one problem is the automatic rebuilding of the desktop that occurs when you move a drive from an old OS to a new OS and back. Zip disk files are very susceptible to modification by auto desktop rebuilding between systems.
I take a disk or drive to OS 9.x before moving it to an OS X computer. Typically, a flash drive from the 9 machine to the X machine works best. OS 8.1 to X has also worked OK.
Disk Warrior software will clean up directory mishaps, too.
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bitmeisterxx,
Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Try opening Control Panels> Extensions Manager and make sure the Authoring Support and other extensions are enabled, per Niel's post. Also check this post by Don Archibald. It may help to use Extensions Manager's View As Packages option and go through the list to make sure the usual system extensions sets are enabled.
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"Perhaps the drive is damaged, which would make this a futile endeavor."
We never give up on a drive until it is has been tried three ways. Keep in mind that in the really old days you had to manually give the command to rebuild the desktop. When moving zip disks back and forth from OS 7 to OS 8, 9 or X machines, I cancel the desktop rebuild. Rewriting the desktop after it has been automatically rebuilt by newer software can lead to confusion. The wider the jump in systems, the greater chance of trouble.
The safest method of file transfer is from original hardware to a newer external storage device. Then to an original beige G3 running a newer OS. Then out to a USB device, then to any new machine that is USB capable from the factory. Keep in mind that there is no such thing as a truely beige G3. All cases after the introduction of the SE were platinum, Apples new beige until the iMac with its fruit basket of colors.
So, from an Apple IIe to a IIc unidisk to a Quadra 700 to an external SCSI zip drive to a G3 to a zip drive in a Blue and White G3 with USB on board or an external USB zip to a current machine. That is thirty years of file transfer capability. Just a few steps inbetween. Each generation had its comfort zone for seamless file transfers.
If newer operating systems saw older drives and data storage in a truly transparent state, the rebuild desktop message would never come up.

Hardware or Software Problem?? "Hang" Time issue

I have no definitive answer or resolution thus far for this
problem in the forums and wanted to re-summarize it here, one more time, to see if anyone has
any other suggestions before i toss in the towel on self-repair efforts and invest in Apple Service.
Problem:
On a dual MDD G4 1.25, which i normally boot/use OS 9 on)
there is now a system 'hang time' of anywhere from 15-25 secs. in various circumstances including:
On boot-up, just after the Finder has loaded, I can move the mouse cursor but the Mac won't respond to clicks for up to 15-20 secs. Then, the "buffered clicks" get executed at once.
This hang time also occurs within certain applications, and on startup of IE Explorer there is an abnormal delay between the Open command and completion of startup cycle(opening to Home Page).
At first it appears a system freeze, but then ultimately system interactivity resumes eventually.
This machine is on a high-end Tripp-Lite power conditioner in a recording studio.
The problem seemed to begin after a day where i had multiple power fluctuations/outages requiring cold reboot several times.
I have swapped out both 512 Dimms and tried running with each separately and the problem remained.
TechTools has been run, OSX Permission Repairs run/re-run..
and i've done an OS 9-only "restore/reinstall" of that
System. I also ran a defragmentation off of techtools.
Memory 'tested' as okay.
My internal HD is a 160g, one partition.
Since the problem occurs within OS 9 and i did reinstall that system, i would tend to think that rules out the System.
I can't detect any similar problem under OSX!
Things tried that didn't resolve it:
Emptying Servers Folder in the System Folder. Desktop Rebuild, PRAM/NVRAM resets, VM Off, Extensions OFF restart, (no change), Startup Items Folder/Prefs Folder EMPTIED and restart; no change. All Devices (USB/Firewire & Cable Modem, Keyboard/Mouse) disconnected/Restart; no change.
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Is there any point in reinstalling Sys software given all
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Thanks,
Mike

A. Invest in a UPS to go with your line conditioner.
B. Run Apple Hardware Test
C. PMU reset and/or reset-nvram in Open Firmware.<<
Hi and Thanks. Yes a UPS is on order.
As to resolving the existing problem, I have performed
Steps B and C. The problem was unchanged.
<div class="jive-quote">Are you working off one drive? two? same bus or separate?<<</div>
One 160g drive (same bus, one large partition).
Might want to zero your drives, even invest in a couple new drives (Hitachi T7K250 160GBs $72 each OWC but out of stock) or something similar. Even Maxtor 300GB 16MB cache are nice.<<</div>
So this could in fact be symptomatic of a damaged HD?
This is the major step I have not taken as of yet. Reason
being, given that OSX seems to function without issues,
I questioned why OS 9 would behave erratically on the same
HD.
If memtest says RAM is ok, that helps. Best test for RAM there is for consumers.<<</div>
Yes, a couple of memtest tests have "okayed" the Dimms.
You've reinstalled programs from install disks?
Tried with fresh preferences?<<
Applications/Programs have NOT been reinstalled because it
does not seem to be appliation-related. The problem appears on boot-up with the new 'hang' time after desktop appears, per previous description. It manifests with similar delayed processing periods in certain applications also. Hence I
surmise it to be Hardware or System vs application-specific.
Prefs have been replaced by way of trashing ALL prefs from the original System Prefs folder at the time System 9 was
reinstalled and subsequently using a Temp-Prefs folder to
remove them all and reboot. With NO prefs, the identical
problem appeared during the startup completion process.
Latest version of TTP for Classic OS 9? for OS X? (4.5.1 beta is pretty good). <<</div>
Yes, using the latest version of Tech Tools and it has been
run on the OSX application but there is no feature (that I
found) within TTP that allows one to choose ONLY the System 9 Folder (not on TechTools 4+ versions). It boots only as,
and in, OSX.

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Second: What problems have you been having, specifically? Just random freezing/crashing? Anything else? Have you tried running Disk First Aid recently? I would suggest booting from your iMac Install/Mac OS 9 install or whatever CD and running Disk First Aid from there.
Have you tried backing up your data and then completely reformatting the drive? If there is significant corruption, this may be the best way to eradicate it.
Are there any third party drivers installed or hardware devices connected that could be causing problems?
Last thing, it could be dodgy RAM that's causing the freezes/instability, especially if the issues are not related to a specific application or whatever.
Third: I'm not sure why XP would help - perhaps your friend had a bad install of the previous operating system. You have said you've tried clean installs, so that isn't the issue for you.
What problems did Tiger give you, specifically? Mac OS X not wanting to install could be a symptom of dodgy RAM. Is the RAM the original that came from Apple or a third party? If it's from a third party, do you know the vendor?
Hopefully there's something in there you'll find useful...
Kyle-

Installing applications with OS 9

We have an iMac running OS 9.0.4. Back when I was using Mac OS 7, I read in some books on Mac OS, that installing an application with the extensions off (shift key at startup), may help avoid extension conflicts and make the program more stable. Is this still an issue with OS 9?
I also read that doing a desktop rebuild with extensions off was advisable. Is this still good advice?
Thanks for your thoughts on this.

Hi, motc. Yes to both questions. The likelihood that you'll encounter extension-related problems while performing either process with extensions turned on is quite small — but you eliminate that chance completely if they're off.
If you start up with extensions off, and then you install a package that includes extensions which would otherwise conflict with other extensions on your system, they will go right ahead and conflict the next time you start up with extensions turned on. But at least you'll know you didn't get an installation that was corrupted or aborted by an extension conflict that arose during the installation process.

Possible corrupt extension problem? (G4 - OS 9.1)

After a bad shutdown, (my fault) of my G4 everything still worked ok apart from one weird problem. Some of the programs I use (Quark for instance) don't 'remember' the previous file location. For instance, if I dig down some folders and pull up a file, and then immediately try to open up another file from the same location, the program defaults to the desktop, and I have to dig through the folders again. It's the same with 'Save As', it always defaults to one particular location, not the previously used one.
I've tried desktop rebuild, zapping the PRAM, Diskwarrior, (which found some errors it corrected, and I've used 'scavenge' mode), Norton Disk Doctor but still the problem pesists.
I tried deleting the System Preferences file, which actually worked, until I rebooted.
I've now tried re-installing 9.1 (but haven't yet tried a 'Clean Install').
I've just booted up with extensions off, and all programs work as they should, i.e. they remember the previous file location just used.
So, I'm thinking it might be a corrupted extension, but haven't a clue which one affects the file location issue above.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? Would this problem get solved by doing a 'clean install'? I've backed-up the existing system folder, however, I'm worried that if I do a clean install, I will have to copy back all my existing extensions & preference files, which will probably re-introduce the same problem.
Please could someone advise on the best way forward?
By the way, I've experienced this problem previously, and running Diskwarrior fixed it, but not this time. I ran Norton first, and have since found out that this can create further problems, and that I should have run Diskwarrior first.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this is getting to me.
Thanks
Paul

Hi, Paul -
Welcome to Apple's Discussions.
There is a setting in the General Controls control panel for that, in the section named Documents. The choice of "Last folder used in the application" should be selected to achieve what you want.
Sometimes a preference file gets damaged or corrupted, and the OS will behave erratically. The solution for that is to throw away the preference file and restart; a new one will be created with default settings. In this case, try throwing away the preference file named General Controls Prefs, empty the Trash, then restart. Once rebooted, open the General Controls control panel and reset that option.
If you can not make that setting in General Controls control panel -
Make sure the following are turned on in Extensions Manager: Multiple Users (Control Panels); Multi-User Startup (Extensions); Security Library (Extensions); Security Manager (Extensions). Note that Multiple Users can be turned off within the control panel, it just needs to be in the active set.
Add more memory to General Controls control panel (in spite of its designation, it's actually an application). Doubling the original amount is usually sufficient.
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