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    When the desktop is right clicked, Finder relaunches

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by M@lew, Jan 16, 2007.

  1. M@lew

    M@lew Notebook Evangelist

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    Recently when I right-click the desktop using my wireless mighty mouse, the Finder relaunches. This is really annoying since whatever I have in my dock unminimizes.

    I also have Shapeshifter installed and sometimes when finder relaunches, it switches back to the default Aqua theme, instead of the theme I have, meaning that I have to go into System Pref and relaunch finder from within Shapeshifter.

    What's the problem that I have here? And how can I fix it?

    Thanks in advance.
     
  2. Starlight

    Starlight Notebook Evangelist

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    Try creating a new user, does it have the same issue? If not, there's just a setting somewhere that's corrupt or so - I would guess ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Finder.plist or whatever settings there are for the Mighty Mouse.

    If a new user has the same issue, try with another mouse. If it's still the same issue, try an archive & install.

    Those are just suggestions off the top of my head, I may have missed something but try it :) I think it most likely that it will just be a preference file that needs to be replaced.
     
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    I think I found the solution.

    If you have StuffIt Deluxe that is.