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From: rsvp@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (R. Scott V. Paterson)
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Subject: Re: HD20 Advice requested
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Date: 17 Sep 88 13:24:28 GMT
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Re: Rebuilding the Desktop...
>or something like that. Answer yes and wait a few minutes. After that 
>the DeskTop will be purged of all the unneeded icons.  It will also clean
>the information you've stored in the GetInfo boxes, so you will have to
>type those in again.
>
>I hope this helps,
>
>--Kees

In addition to losing the info stored in the GetInfo boxes, some icons
may become generic looking.  There are some desktop purging utilities,
but I have yet to see one that works.  Has anyone had success with
such a utility and if so, which one is it?

Thanks,
R. Scott V. Paterson
Dartmouth Class of 1990
rsvp@eleazar.dartmouth.edu
rsvp@dartcms1.bitnet