Full file name under desktop icon, not a finder window.

Hello, is it possible to have icons/dirs on the desktop display their entire name without ellipses? Don't care about /path.
Thank-you,
Dennis

Try launching "/Applications" > "Utilities" > "Terminal.app" and entering these commands:<pre>
defaults write com.apple.finder FXDesktopLayoutGridCharCount -int 50
osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to quit'</pre>
Then restart the "Finder" by clicking on its "Dock" icon.
You can try different numbers other than "50" until you find a value that suits your preferences.
Edit: oops, too slow I guess.
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