Try Finder Preferences firat.
There are a lot of options there.
But I use Mountain Lion.
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Regards from brianF
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On 19/10/2012, at 12:59 PM, THDW <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> People
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> Am in 10.7.5 and when I go to the Desktop I can see none of the files that are there.
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> Why have they disappeared and how can I get them to show up.
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> I can see the files when I am in folder mode - but not when I am looking at the desktop and its picture.
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> Best
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