HT4650 In Finder, Desktop, it shows a zillion photos ...jpgs.. all greyed out. I have no idea how they got there and they have been a nuisance since I cannot seem to get them off. Tried dragging them to the trash, didn't help.
In Finder, Desktop, a zillion photos show . I have no idea how they got to the desktop but have not been able to get rid of them. They are listed as greyed out. ON the Desktop I tried dragging them to the Trash. If I try to empty trash, 'some of the items you are moving are in use by another application. etc.." and now, another, Copy "Preparing to undo "move to Trash".
Try an All Images Search:
In the Finder:
Command - f
Kind: Images
Size: Greater than 300kb (This is to avoid all the thumbnails, icons and so on.)
Set it to search the Mac.
As to why? The most likely answer is user error, I'm afriad. It does point up the importantce of always having a back up.
Regards
TD
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