Once in a while I come across a folder inside which creating a new folder can be problematic. Here’s what happens: I open up the folder, press Command-Shift-N to create a new folder, the folder is created with the default label “untitled folder”, and then I can’t edit it right away. I’m used to being able to just press Command-Shift-N and then type the folder title right away. Anyways, my desktop started doing this and it drove me nuts so I figured out how to fix it.
- Load up Terminal.app
- cd [folder that isn't working right]
- rm .DS_Store
That’s pretty much it. I suspect that the .DS_Store file gets a little messed up once in a while. Deleting it doesn’t cause any problems as it just stores some meta data about your files. Every folder on your Mac has one of these so if you are having problems, try this solution first.
