Re: Position of icons on desktop

In article <Mencken-070B23.17360930052007@xxxxxxxx>, Ockham's Razor
<Mencken@xxxxxxx> wrote:

I have three "icons" representing partitions of my HD on the desk top.

We also keep many "saved" things before we either delete or file on the
desk top.

The computer is shut down nightly and re-booted in the am. Invariably,
the icons for the HD partitions are spread all over the desk top and
need to be re-placed.

Is there any way to keep things in my chosen place on the desk top?

Running OS X 10.3.9 on G-5 iMac.

Don't shut down.

Don't save things on the desktop. There's a known issue where Desktop
items can become corrupted and prevent the Mac from booted normally.
I've seen several instances over the past two years. Create a folder on
the Desktop and save into it, rather than to the desktop itself.

Select "Keep Arranged By" in the Finder's view options. But that won't
be your "chosen place" necessarily.
.

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