desktop not refreshing, mimes screwed up?

[Wafa Hakim]

Todd Yarling wrote:
> For some reason, my Desktop isn't refreshing to show new files in ~/Desktop
> and when I click on my device icons, the mount/unmount dialogs aren't there
> anymore, how to fix?

I don't know about the desktop not refreshing, but for the devices, you may 
need to add them in /etc/fstab. I had to do that on one of my systems to make 
sure my flash drive & iPod are recognized. Additionally, you can right-click 
the desktop & add a new device. That works too.

Wafa.

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