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after sonoma update, display icons a mess

Icons randomly moved and on top of each other...

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 7, 2023 10:53 AM

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Posted on Oct 8, 2023 12:32 PM

Jimmyma1 wrote:

Icons randomly moved and on top of each other...


Try making changes...


Turn off stage manager Organize your Mac desktop with Stage Manager


Turn off Use desktop stacks on Mac


verify Settings by Control clicking on the Desktop,

see: Sort by, Options





verify you have shut down and restarted the Mac more than once since you upgraded, this will sort many glitches introduced in the upgrade process...

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Oct 8, 2023 12:32 PM in response to Jimmyma1

Jimmyma1 wrote:

Icons randomly moved and on top of each other...


Try making changes...


Turn off stage manager Organize your Mac desktop with Stage Manager


Turn off Use desktop stacks on Mac


verify Settings by Control clicking on the Desktop,

see: Sort by, Options





verify you have shut down and restarted the Mac more than once since you upgraded, this will sort many glitches introduced in the upgrade process...

after sonoma update, display icons a mess

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