Why Do My Launcher Items Keep Disappearing? (12/96)


I have a Performa 6100* computer on which I recently performed a clean install of the system software. My Launcher is now empty. Even if I add new aliases to the Launcher the items are gone after I restart the computer.

Disk First Aid does not report any directory problems. The only thing I've found that fixes this issue is erasing/reformatting the hard drive. This is obviously not a good solution.

Is there some kind of software update or other workaround available that will fix this problem?

This "empty Launcher" issue you mention has been fixed in Launcher version 2.8. To resolve the "disappearing Launcher contents/items" issue all you need to do is throw away your Launcher and replace it with version 2.8 or later.

* NOTE:
This issue could affect any "heavily used" Macintosh computer's operating system, not just the Performa 6100 series.


These articles can help you locate the software update mentioned here:

* "Where To Find Apple Software Updates" - Lists online services for free Apple software updates.

* "Obtaining Apple Product Support in the USA" - Lists 800 numbers and online services for software updates, Apple support information, and a subset of the Apple Tech Info Library.
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012