Apple 8500 Series, 8500/150 Series appendix Rebuild your desktop regularly, Desktop is rebuilt

mTurn off your computer with the power button on the front panel of the computer, wait at least 10 seconds, and then turn it on again.

If the computer does not turn off, try pressing and holding down the power button for 3 to 4 seconds.

mIf the power button doesn’t turn off the computer, unplug your Macintosh.

mIf you suspect that the problem is with other equipment, such as a printer or an external hard disk that’s attached to your computer, turn that equipment off and restart the Macintosh.

Rebuild your desktop regularly

A process known as “rebuilding the desktop” helps your Macintosh keep track of data on your startup disks. Although you usually use the hard disk in your computer as a startup disk, you can also start up from any other disk that has system software installed. It’s a good idea to rebuild the desktop of your startup disks once a month or so.

To rebuild the desktop of a startup disk, follow these steps:

1While holding down the Space bar, restart your computer.

Do not release the Space bar until you see the Extensions Manager control panel.

2Use the Extensions Manager control panel to turn off all extensions except Macintosh Easy Open.

3While holding down the x and Option keys, close the Extensions Manager control panel.

The desktop is rebuilt.

4Open the Extensions Manager control panel again and turn back on all the extensions you turned off.

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