Desktop icons disappeared. How to get them back?

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JFB
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Desktop icons disappeared. How to get them back?

#1 Post by JFB »

I'm running Tahrpup 6.0.5. I had a power failure; now my desktop icons are missing. Can someone please tell me how to restore the desktop icons? Thanks...
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#2 Post by 8Geee »

Quick idea... reload the CD and boot.

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#3 Post by JFB »

In the end, I re-installed the entire os...
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#4 Post by Thoranaga »

You just need to replace one file : 'globicons' from /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/globicons with original or backuped one .
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#5 Post by JFB »

Good to know...
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#6 Post by rockedge »

a trick that worked for me a few times:
open Menu->Desktop->JWMDeskmanager and select Icon Layout
then select Tradional Full Icon layout and click "Apply" button.
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#7 Post by yft77 »

thanks rockedge, it worked for me. the icons came back but, the puppy picture did not. i'm using tahr 6.0.5 32 bit no pae.
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#8 Post by bigpup »

yft77,

What Puppy picture?
Are you talking about the image for the desktop background?
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#9 Post by yft77 »

i was talking about the default background pic of the two puppies.

anyway i fixed it - all you have to do is when you're at JWM Desk, just click on background and select the one you want.
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#10 Post by Burn_IT »

Delete the icon cache an let it rebuild.
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#11 Post by musher0 »

Hi, people.

I got into the habit of making periodical back-ups of file
/root/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/globicons
since it grows, adding the icons you place (and remove) on your ROX
desktop and in the ROX panels, if you use ROX panels.

There is another globicons file at /root/Choices/ROX-Filer, but it has
no effect on the desktop icons.

Then, if you run into the "no desktop icons" situation -- it may happen
for a number of reasons --, all you have to do is open a console and
type (or copy and paste from here)

Code: Select all

cp /root/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/globicons.bak /root/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/globicons
rox -p ~/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin
# maybe 
# rox -l < name of your ROX left panel file >
# rox -t < name of your ROX top panel file >
# etc., if you are using the ROX panels.
and you have your desktop back.

IHTH.
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