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Any idea why new folder's are appearing under my profile called Desktop-1, Desktop-2, Desktop-3?
Safari issue with certain web sites.
Is this some kind of malware
Could be, but aimed at Windows users.
Can I just delete them (I did delete one before, but it has obviously re-emerged)?
Yes.
All this gleaned from searching past discussions:
[http://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?search=Go&q=desktop-1]
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