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Re: Schroedinger's Desktop Picture

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In article <rijk-8B6994.21451001022015@news.xs4all.nl>, rijk
<rijk@blah.invalid> wrote:

> [Mac OS X 10.8.5]
> 
> System Prefs->Desktop claims to be using a different picture than is 
> actually shown as Desktop background.
> 
> The real problem is that I really like the picture that does show as 
> Desktop background, but I cannot find the original picture file. I'm 
> beginning to think I must have accidentally deleted it. Yet it is still 
> displayed as the Desktop picture. Which suggests that Finder doesn't 
> display the original file, but stores a copy somewhere. But where?
> 
> ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist also points to the wrong 
> file.
> 
> Same with:
> 
> tell app "System Events"
>   picture of desktop 1
> end tell
> --> path to another picture file.
> 
> Still, Finder's Desktop does display the image I'm looking for. So it 
> must be somewhere.
> 
> Any ideas?

Quit the finder and take a screen shot (command-shift-4 and press the
space bar).  That will make a copy of the desktop picture, so you won't
have to find the original.  (Command-shift-3 won't do it because it
will include the menu bar.)

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Schroedinger's Desktop Picture rijk <rijk@blah.invalid> - 2015-02-01 21:45 +0100
  Re: Schroedinger's Desktop Picture Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-02-01 16:18 -0700
    Re: Schroedinger's Desktop Picture rijk <rijk@blah.invalid> - 2015-02-03 22:41 +0100
  Re: Schroedinger's Desktop Picture Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-01 23:30 +0000
    Re: Schroedinger's Desktop Picture rijk <rijk@blah.invalid> - 2015-02-03 22:37 +0100
      Re: Schroedinger's Desktop Picture Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-02-03 13:38 -0800
      Re: Schroedinger's Desktop Picture Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-04 00:48 +0000

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