Downloads do not appear on Desktop
I'm not sure its an IntelMac issue but it never happened on my good old iBook: when I download something on the desktop, the icons do not update: the desktop stays the same (without the icons of the new files)... If I search those files in "find", they suddenly appear (also on the desktop)... Likewise, after "empty trash" the icon does not update (the trashcan stays full) if i check the trash folder, the files I just emptied still appear, however they disappear as soon as I try to click on them... Before, it only happened very rarely but lately it does it all the time... Software update needed I believe...
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.9)
Hello hello hello again...
So it solved the problem for the day, but it keeps returning every day as I switch on the computer... I might need a more permanent solution... Is it possible that is has something to do with the wireless I'm using? I don't remember having this problem when using it with the ethernet cable.
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