Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!ginosko!xanth!mcnc!ncsuvx!mathel!doug From: doug@mathel.ncsu.edu (Doug James) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: what does "rebuild desktop" mean? Keywords: desktop Message-ID: <3681@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> Date: 17 Aug 89 01:54:33 GMT References: <869@orbit.UUCP> Sender: news@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu Reply-To: doug%mathel@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Doug James) Distribution: usa Organization: North Carolina State University Lines: 16 What exactly does the phrase "rebuilding the desktop" mean? I have seen the phrase used frequently on the net, but usually just "how to". The only reference I can find in "the literature" is a one-liner in MacUser Tips -- also a "how to". I'd like to know when, why, what. I would also like cautions and warnings -- what bad things can happen to me. Please email the answer to what I suspect is a basic question. If some kind soul would also tell me whether this is worth a summary, I'll follow the suggestion. Thanx... --doug james doug%mathel@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu