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June 20, 2017 22:39
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Services menu item to toggle Finder's desktop icons
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| if [[ $(defaults read com.apple.Finder CreateDesktop 2>/dev/null) = YES ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.Finder CreateDesktop NO | |
| else | |
| defaults write com.apple.Finder CreateDesktop YES | |
| fi |
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| if application "Finder" is running then | |
| tell application "Finder" to quit | |
| end if | |
| set waitCount to 0 | |
| repeat while application "Finder" is running and (waitCount) < 20 | |
| delay 0.1 | |
| set waitCount to waitCount + 1 | |
| end repeat | |
| tell application "Finder" to launch |
Wait. What? So the Desktop becomes blank after you do this?
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