I also turn everything in the side bar off. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Dec 26, 2012, at 4:37 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > actually, I turn everything in the sidebar off being that it is redundant. > > On Dec 24, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Edward Redfern <edwardredfern@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Further settings: > > whilst in the finder preferences (Command Comma) navigate to the "sidebar" > pane. > You then have a table where you can select and deselect items you want access > to in your finder windows. > you will hear that hard drives is partially checked, ensure it's fully > checked also turn off "All my files" > The reason I recommend this is the finder will present an antire directory of > all known files to the drive, a waste of time. with regards drives, thee > sidebar is a useful area for showing connected volumes, networks, attached > systems and peripherals including networked printers, scanners, etc. so is a > good access point. > > lew > > Edward Redfern > Vintage Mower Restorer. > E-Mail: Edwardredfern@xxxxxxx > Twitter: redfernmowers > Website: http://redfernvintagemowers.wordpress.com > Breathing life back in to old equipment, one day at a time. > > Want to recycle your old lawnmower and make a difference? Get in touch for > more information. > > > > > On 24 Dec 2012, at 18:14, Curtis Jackson <cjackson102@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> can you guys tell me how to put things on the desktop such as my hard drive >> ect************ >> >> >> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >> >> >> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >> their list subscription is: >> >> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >> >> The list archive is located at >> >> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >> >> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >> >> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > > -- > Jonnie Appleseed > with his > Hands-On Technologeye(s) > touching the internet > Reducing technologys' disabilities > one byte at a time > > ************ > > > You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > > > The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to > their list subscription is: > > //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > > The list archive is located at > > //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > > All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >