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why is there a little 'finder' face at the bottom left of my screen?


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28-Sep-2007, 04:08 PM #1
why is there a little 'finder' face at the bottom left of my screen?
How did that get there? It floats in front of any application I move over it. I can't click on it or anything
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28-Sep-2007, 05:22 PM #2
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Originally Posted by sadLtlGoblin
How did that get there? It floats in front of any application I move over it. I can't click on it or anything
Sounds like some kind of resident program running.
Can you post a screenshot (or link to one) or start activity monitor and see what apps are running?
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28-Sep-2007, 05:23 PM #3
Yes screenshot would be good.
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29-Sep-2007, 08:38 AM #4
For how to take a screen shot, look at the top of this page.

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10-Oct-2007, 02:28 AM #5
I would have, but it was gone when I restarted.
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