How to bring Finder Desktop back after removing Path Finder

[ianesque]

I downloaded and tried out Path Finder today, and decided against keeping it installed.

In the process of testing it, I toggled the option to hide the Finder desktop. Now, after removing Path Finder completely (apps + prefs + app support) and rebooting, my Finder desktop remains hidden, e.g. the desktop image is visible, but no files, folders, drives or other icons.

Please help!

P.S. Path Finder seems nice--powerful features, but nothing that I really need. Plus, I appreciate the simplicity and elegance of the normal 10.4.x Finder window. Looks like a good piece of software that I'll consider using in the future if I need it!

Thank you for the help...

-Ian

[maleko]

The pref to hide the finder's desktop has nothing to do with Path Finder. In fact it is a boolean value that is located in Finder's .plist.

To get it back just pop up terminal and type:
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true
Then re-launch Finder.

[ianesque]

Maleko,

Thanks, that did it!