On Jan 14, 2009, at 4:09 PM, Gerald Uhlan wrote:
> > On 1/14/09 6:54 PM, "Jim Emery" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Gerry, >> >> A couple of thoughts. Have you tried booting into Safe mode to see >> if >> you can rename files in the finder? This would help determine if the >> problem is related to third party extensions. How about trying a >> different user account? This will help determine if the problem is >> user specific. >> >> I found some details on the Apple discussion boards here that might >> help: >> >> http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8770059 >> >> Looks like Stuffit AVR may be causing similar issues if you have it >> installed. Hope this helps. >> >> Jim >> > > Ah-Ha! It was Stuffit AVR that was the culprit! I had no idea that > preference was even there, let alone what it's supposed to do. > > > However did you manage to find that thread on the apple discussion > boards? > I searched and searched, but found nothing about the > Finder/renaming/disappearing issue. > > Thanks! > I tried a couple different things but this is what finally got me to the Apple discussion: mac tiger finder rename file trouble The Apple discussion was the 7th result. Glad that solved it. Jim --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
