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Desktop icons disappeared. How to get them back?
Posted: Mon 04 Dec 2017, 00:26
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...
Posted: Mon 04 Dec 2017, 02:01
by 8Geee
Quick idea... reload the CD and boot.
Regards
8Geee
Posted: Mon 04 Dec 2017, 02:53
by JFB
In the end, I re-installed the entire os...
Posted: Mon 04 Dec 2017, 05:10
by Thoranaga
You just need to replace one file : 'globicons' from /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/globicons with original or backuped one .
Posted: Mon 04 Dec 2017, 12:43
by JFB
Good to know...
Posted: Mon 04 Dec 2017, 12:52
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.
Posted: Mon 01 Oct 2018, 05:07
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.
Posted: Mon 01 Oct 2018, 05:20
by bigpup
yft77,
What Puppy picture?
Are you talking about the image for the desktop background?
Posted: Mon 01 Oct 2018, 05:31
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.
Posted: Mon 01 Oct 2018, 12:58
by Burn_IT
Delete the icon cache an let it rebuild.
Posted: Mon 01 Oct 2018, 18:08
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.