It is gthe hidden library you get to using the go menu in Finder and typing, ~/library as the folder name. In the preferences subfolder, you want to delete the com.apple.finder.plist file. Again, though, remember that this will remove any configurations you have made to Finder.
Take Care John Panarese jpanar...@gmail.com On Mar 3, 2012, at 9:25 PM, "Bill Holton" <b...@bholton.com> wrote: > I would love to try this, but before I go willy nilly deleting files can you > tell me what file it is and how to get to it? Is I the library folder that > is visible or the one you have to jump through hoops to get to? > Thanks. > Bill > > > > BILL HOLTON > Email: b...@bholton.com > Direct: 386-624-6309 > Homepage: www.bholton.com > Home Office: 1520 Loughton ST > DeLand, FL 32720 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Panarese > Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 7:07 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Burning DMG files? > > This is my personal experience only, so I preface this by saying that I > have no proof that it makes a difference, but I was having a lot of issues > with blank CDs and DVDs, as well as when opening an optical disk causing > repeated busy signals. I ended up deleting my Finder preference files from > my user library and rebooted the system. I haven't had any issues since. > > Note that if you delete finder preferences, you will have to > reconfigure Finder in any customizable way you might have initially set. > For example, you'll have to check all of the boxes for what will appear on > the desktop, such as hard disks, connected servers, etc. > > Take Care > > John Panarese > jpanar...@gmail.com > > > > On Mar 3, 2012, at 6:53 PM, "Bill Holton" <b...@bholton.com> wrote: > >> Ah, that would workwere it not for my problem that apple has not been >> able to solve that when I try to access an empty drive Finder stays busy > forever. >> Apparently a blank DVD disk causes this, too, because for the past >> hour the menu has said this drive is busy. Not sure what to do here, >> Apple has not responded to any of my recent inquiries about the solution > of this problem. >> >> >> >> BILL HOLTON >> Email: b...@bholton.com >> Direct: 386-624-6309 >> Homepage: www.bholton.com >> Home Office: 1520 Loughton ST >> DeLand, FL 32720 >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Panarese >> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 6:19 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Burning DMG files? >> >> Can't you select the disk image in Disk Utility from the list, put >> a blank disk in the optical drive and then with the image selected, >> choose, Burn, from the toolbar? I haven't done this in a while, but I >> think that's how I did it in the past. >> >> Take Care >> >> John Panarese >> jpanar...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> On Mar 3, 2012, at 4:28 PM, "Bill Holton" <b...@bholton.com> wrote: >> >>> Looks like to burn a DMG file to a disk you have to drag and drop the >>> source and destination in the disk utilities menu and then restore. >>> Is there a better way to do this with keystroke commands? 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