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  • what does a question mark mean at the top left of the finder window????

    Posted by Tad Newberry on November 19, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    i just noticed this yesterday, in all Finder windows…

    screenshot2010-11-19at12.10.15pm.png [x]

    thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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    Bret Williams replied 15 years, 9 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Michael Gissing

    November 19, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    When you copy>paste your question into Google it came up with this-
    https://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/309458-question-mark-top-bar-each-window.html

    You will find Google can help with a lot of basic information, rather than filling forums with OT posts.

  • Tom Wolsky

    November 19, 2010 at 8:22 pm

    You need to post the screenshot on the web somewhere. We can’t see it on your desktop.

    I don’t have a question mark in a Finder window.

    All the best,

    Tom

    Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
    Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

  • Tad Newberry

    November 19, 2010 at 8:22 pm

    thanks…sorry…my bad…

    thanks for helping out a bonehead!
    __________________________

    FCS3
    2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro
    6GB RAM
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
    …and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
    (then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)

  • Tad Newberry

    November 19, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    Hi Tom…ya, while i was trying to learn how to successfully upload the screenshot, Michael found my answer for me on Google (tail betwixt legs…again!). Just for practice, i will try to embed my picture:

    (drum roll please…)

    By the way, the link Michael gave me answered the question: “command click/drag the question mark icon away”. not sure what it is doing internally, but at least the little icon is gone. : ) life is good, back to work!

    thanks for helping out a bonehead!
    __________________________

    FCS3
    2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro
    6GB RAM
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
    …and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
    (then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)

  • Bret Williams

    November 20, 2010 at 6:32 am

    You had put something there. It was an alias to something, and you moved the something. Try it. You can drag whatever you want up there into the finder windows. It’ll be in every finder window. Say you drag a file there from your desktop. Then, you throw away the file. You’ll be left with the little question mark.

    Just be happy you didn’t see a big blinking question mark in the middle of your screen when you booted up! That’s bad. Very bad.

    Bret Williams
    Web Design . Motion Graphics . Video Editing
    http://www.bretwilliams.com

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