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Title: random folder on my desktop
Post by: bomrat on February 19, 2021, 05:13:42 PM

hi, i finally have my a1200 vampire working on 3.1.4  8)

one of the things i have going on is there is a unlabeled folder (which opens up as my workbench folder) is on my desktop
i already have a normal workbench folder on there as well.

how do i get rid of this?
thanks

also what are good enhancements for the desktop screen.

i have dopus, whdload, networking running, and mod player working..

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: TribbleSmasher on February 19, 2021, 07:40:51 PM

Weird. Can you select that "folder" and chose Information from the menu? What does it say?
Also, select "execute command" from the menu, enter info and hit return.

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: bomrat on February 19, 2021, 07:51:25 PM

the blank folder is

name: workbench (drawer)
last changed today
its rwxd  on permissions

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: TribbleSmasher on February 19, 2021, 07:59:26 PM

Try to rename it.

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: bomrat on February 19, 2021, 08:06:14 PM

rename is grayed out.

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: TribbleSmasher on February 19, 2021, 08:09:48 PM

can you "put it back"?

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: bomrat on February 19, 2021, 08:10:43 PM

i tried everything i could think so.
rename, put back, unsnapshot.
everything but delete. didnt think that would be a good thing to do, might delete my workbench...

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: TribbleSmasher on February 19, 2021, 08:18:07 PM

Hm, i don't think it is a link. Most likely a messed up RDB with a strange partition entry.
Please try giggledisk or https://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.de/downloads/hddreport.lha.

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: bomrat on February 19, 2021, 08:25:51 PM

her is the ouput. i dont see anything jumping out at me.

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: TribbleSmasher on February 19, 2021, 08:31:34 PM

And it is the same in the real machine?

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: bomrat on February 19, 2021, 09:52:50 PM

looks the same except showing scsi.device

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: QuikSanz on February 19, 2021, 10:36:10 PM

Hmm, duplicate .info file?

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: kolla on February 20, 2021, 05:39:49 AM

Look for a .backdrop file in your volumes, and if any of them contain a “workbench:” entry - if so, delete that line and reboot.

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: TribbleSmasher on February 20, 2021, 08:53:49 AM

But that shouldn't be possible as you cannot "leave out" a volume can you? So he must have done this manually and should therefore remembering?

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: Thomas on February 20, 2021, 09:36:49 AM

Quote from: bomrat on February 19, 2021, 08:25:51 PM

her is the ouput.

Please post the entire text file.

Title: Re: random folder on my desktop
Post by: TribbleSmasher on February 20, 2021, 10:32:49 AM

Maybe it is just some kind of dock, toolmanager or similar.