[X-Newbies] Computer icon on desktop.

[Brian Durant]

Hi Mike,

This still isn't what I need. My concrete problem is that when I mount
my (large) Firewire/USB 2 drive, which was formatted when I used Win
2k, I end up with 7 icons on my desktop, one for each formatted
volume. I don't want all of those, plus my Mac HD, USB pen drive,
CD/DVD, etc. spitting out icons all over my desktop. I want to be able
to access one icon, double click, and get a Finder window with all of
my volumes listed, just like I can from a Finder sidepane when I press
the (name) computer.

Cheers,

Brian

On 10/11/06, Mike <mliii at earthlink.net> wrote:
> That's easy- you can access a disk, application, file, or folder from
> another folder or the desktop by creating an alias to it.
> In the Finder, open a window showing the item.
> Choose File > Make Alias.
> If you want, move the alias to a more convenient location.
> To create an alias for an item and relocate it in one step, press and
> hold the Command and Option keys while you drag the item's icon to
> another folder or to the desktop. Be sure to release the mouse before
> releasing the Command and Option keys.
>
> If you want to find the original item of an alias, select the alias
> and choose File > Show Original.