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    why is the 'macintosh HD' icon moving around the desktop?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by tokaone, Jun 30, 2007.

  1. tokaone

    tokaone Notebook Guru

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    it's got a mind of its own.. everytime i restart my computer, the volume icon ("macintosh HD") re-locates to a different spot on the desktop instead of staying on the top right position.. what's up with that? is it alive?
     
    tokaone, Jun 30, 2007
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  2. M@lew

    M@lew Notebook Evangelist

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    Do you have any other icons on the desktop? Also, have you set the desktop to "snap to grid"?
     
    M@lew, Jul 1, 2007
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  3. tokaone

    tokaone Notebook Guru

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    Do you have any other icons on the desktop? > MANY
    Also, have you set the desktop to "snap to grid"? > no..

    :confused:
     
    tokaone, Jul 1, 2007
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  4. Nicholie

    Nicholie Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    a) it hates you
    b) someone's playing a cruel joke
    c) is your dock mounted somewhere other than the bottom?
     
    Nicholie, Jul 1, 2007
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  5. tokaone

    tokaone Notebook Guru

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    a/ no way: i make love to it everyday. and I can tell he loves it by the way it spins its fans.. vzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZ ZZZ ZZZ ZZZZ ZZ!!

    b/ nobody knows that my password is 101helloworld

    c/ my dock is, and always has been, in the bottom..
     
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    tokaone, Jul 1, 2007
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  6. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well, you could try right clicking on the Desktop, clicking on View Options, and then checking the Keep arranged by box.
     
    Budding, Jul 1, 2007
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  7. Phritz

    Phritz Space Artist

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    Whats wrong with that, moving HD Icon is cool... unless its malware..
     
    Phritz, Jul 1, 2007
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