[X4U] "New Folder" bizarre problem

[Christopher Collins]

Are you sure you haven’t created multiple “Untitled Folder”s?

cjc

On 13 Jun 2014, at 2:13 am, Earle Jones <earle.jones at comcast.net> wrote:

> *
> In our Mac class yesterday, we were presented with this problem:
> (We connect the mac to a digital projector so that all can see exactly what is going on.)
> 
> Ms. L.  opened her laptop.  Fairly conventional desktop and dock.  (Mavericks 10.9.3)
> 
> In the Finder>File>New Folder
> 
> Double click on the new "Untitled Folder."
> 
> The newly created folder has about ten or twelve documents, folders, etc.
> On further probing, it contains all of the items in the "Desktop" file.
> 
> She was unable to create a new empty folder.
> 
> There is an item under File:  "New Folder With Selection."
> 
> If you select a few items on the desktop and then click on "New Folder With Selection" the new folder will contain the selected items.
> 
> But we were completely unable to help Ms. L.  She will probably go the Apple Store today.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> earle