Finder Backgrounds Require the Image on the Computer
I've had a particular folder on my computer with a background for quite a while now, I actually posted here about setting that up.
Anyways, in going through moving some stuff around so there's not so much reandom stuff in my Documents folder, I decided it would be a lovely idea to move that image to my Dropbox, as I have a tendency to just chuck stuff there if I don't know where it should be at the moment.
Anyways, I do this and, being the one to check on things like this, I go to the folder and the background is gone.
Is there a way to keep the background in a folder without keeping the image in one place, or at all?
Timothy Westman-Barth wrote:
Is there a way to keep the background in a folder without keeping the image in one place, or at all?
Hi Timothy,
The image has to exist in some folder somewhere to show as a background in the Finder window that you choose to display it in. If you are trying to keep things orderly, perhaps create a folder in Pictures called Backgrounds for example, and keep all of your background images there.
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## and entering in the requested logon id for the user.
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## snapin http://www.quest.com/powershell/activeroles-server.aspx
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Here is what you scrip looks like if printed well. It is just a jumble of pasted together and unrelated items.
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## and entering in the requested logon id for the user.
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## snapin http://www.quest.com/powershell/activeroles-server.aspx
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$ErrorActionPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
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Get-Username
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I suggest finding the original code then use the learning link at the top of this page to help you understand how it works in Powershell.
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