File Moved To Desktop Not Showing


  1. bej
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    Windows 7 Home Pro SP1 64bit
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    File Moved To Desktop Not Showing


    I moved two mp3 files to the desktop and neither one is showing on the desktop GUI. However, when I go into Win Explorer (desktop folder) both files are there. I have "show all files" checked.
    Any help appreciated.
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  3. david30
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    Hi.
    Are your another files shown?
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  4. bej
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    Yes. All the older desktop folders and files show the same.
    It's just when I try to add new ones.
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  6. david30
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    All new files or just that two mp3 files?
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  7. cflusflwfl
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    Quick question. Do you have a large amount of icons on your desktop? If you have too many icons/files on your desktop, they will not all show but will be in the desktop folder. If that is not the case, I will keep picking my brain.
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  8. david30
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    I have same problem only when i want to copy something from my iphone ( gallery ) to my desktop .but other things are going well....
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  10. RolandJS
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    cflusflwfl said:
    Quick question. Do you have a large amount of icons on your desktop? If you have too many icons/files on your desktop, they will not all show but will be in the desktop folder. If that is not the case, I will keep picking my brain.
    What I've done to solve the above was to create desktop folders and then moved icons [shortcuts] into the designated desktop folders. I have 24-27 desktop folders and 23 icons [shortcuts] on each of my three computers.
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  11. bej
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    I have 17 desktop folders and one shortcut. Doesn't seem excessive to me.
    Not just the mp3 files but, any file. Strange windoze behavior.
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