Only half of each desktop icons are showing and they are all white...n


  1. thewizardoz
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    Only half of each desktop icons are showing and they are all white...n


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    Only half of each desktop icons are showing and they are all white...not the correct icons!!

    See pic below.

    I have deleted icon.db and rebooted several times but the same result.

    Thanks.

    Only half of each desktop icons are showing and they are all white...n-image.png

    Hmmm... 336 views but no help from anyone!!!
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  3. Berton
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    But does double-click one of those icons open a program? I've seen the same when the shortcut loses track of the executable file of the program or whatever the shortcut points to. Maybe right-clicking one and Properties will display the name of the program and where installed.
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  4. thewizardoz
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    Yes. The correct app opens when I double click an icon.

    Funny thing...

    Just now when I went to check what you asked ALL of the icons are back to their full size!!

    Go figure!!!

    Thanks for your input.
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  6. Berton
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    You're welcome. One thing I didn't think to mention, the Desktop is Dynamic, not Static like a picture on the wall. It's constantly being refreshed or redrawn although it may not be noticed. Like problems with RAM/Random Access Memory doing a restart/reboot frequently clears things in temporary storage [only stored while powered on] and gives a fresh start. Sometimes pressing F5 will refresh a view.
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