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From: narco@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (John Wichers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: updating the desktop for 1 minute
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Date: 9 Sep 89 19:41:47 GMT
References: <1989Sep9.073536.3065@ivucsb.sba.ca.us>
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In article <1989Sep9.073536.3065@ivucsb.sba.ca.us> bob@ivucsb.sba.ca.us (Bob Bishop) writes:
> I have a problem that I need help with!
> After I save anything into my hard disk the "updating the desktop"
>statement comes on and stays on and nothing seems to happen for about
>one full minute!

Well, one quick and easy thing you could do is rebuild your desktop file. If
you have a hard drive, the the desktop file can get pretty cluttered in a
relatively short time, especially if you shift a lot of files around. While
there are a number of programs that can do it for you, the easiest way is to
start (or restart) your mac, and then hold down the command and option keys
until it asks you whether or not you want the desktop to be rebuilt. It'll
take a few minutes, especially if you haven't done it in a while.

--John Wichers

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