Friend's iMac finder not responding because of failed massive drag and drop?

[Jerry®]

Onamuji wrote:
Here's what I might try next (while logged in under his main user account, can use Spotlight to launch applications while the Finder is beachballing)...

Open the Terminal app...

Open the Activity Monitor...

Use the Activity Monitor to quit/kill the Finder.

Run a command in the Terminal to rename the Desktop folder.

Then reboot the Mac. Upon the next login, the OS should create a new Desktop folder. The old one with the new name should still be in the user's Home folder.

The command would be:

sudo mv ~/Desktop ~/OldDesktop

Be careful to word it just like that, including the spaces.

SUCCESS!!!! Now, do I need to trash the old Desktop folder??

[ka jowct]

Your friend's friend is a bonehead. Your friend needs to deny the bonehead any further access to his iMac.

[Jerry®]

ka jowct wrote:
Your friend's friend is a bonehead. Your friend needs to deny the bonehead any further access to his iMac.

Yeah he's a hippie guitarist. ACCESS DENIED. LOL!

[The Grim Ninja]

ka jowct wrote:
Your friend's friend is a bonehead. Your friend needs to deny the bonehead any further access to his iMac.

Sure.. but maybe this is a stupid Mac vulnerability that should be fixed.

[hal]

Jerry® wrote:
[quote=ka jowct]
Your friend's friend is a bonehead. Your friend needs to deny the bonehead any further access to his iMac.

Yeah he's a hippie guitarist. ACCESS DENIED. LOL!
Thank GOD he's not a drummer!

[Onamuji]

Jerry® wrote: Now, do I need to trash the old Desktop folder??

Dunno what's in that folder that might be of value. Probably were some items on the Desktop before the fatal drag-drop. Can scroll through it in list view to see.

If there's nothing of any importance in it then, sure. Go ahead and trash the OldDesktop folder.

[MysteryGuest]

Wow!!! What a story.

[NewtonMP2100]

......can you repeat that please......

[Racer X]

hal wrote:
[quote=Jerry®]
[quote=ka jowct]
Your friend's friend is a bonehead. Your friend needs to deny the bonehead any further access to his iMac.

Yeah he's a hippie guitarist. ACCESS DENIED. LOL!
Thank GOD he's not a drummer!
Why? If he was, he could get you free pizza when he was working!

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