How to permanently remove "Open" and "Closed" folders from my desktop in High Sierra?
I have this weird thing that every day on my desktop there appear two folders called Open and Closed. I can move them to trash but new ones will come up every day and I would like to deactivate this annoying behaviour.
$ lsof | grep Closed
$ lsof | grep Open
soffice 80267 ben txt REG 1,12 8928 2245008 /Applications/OpenOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/soffice
iconservi 80306 ben txt REG 1,12 88964 2245195 /Applications/OpenOffice.app/Contents/Resources/oasis-text.icns
iconservi 80306 ben txt REG 1,12 1401213 1416607 /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/OpenFolderIcon.icns
$
EDIT output of fs_usage | grep Closed is below. Processes related to the one folder that is still on the desktop are: Forklift, Finder, mds, quicklookd. I cannot see how Forklift has a setting related to this. Finder and quicklookd are probably macOS-related and I don't know wha mds is. Also, the relevant process might just start once a day setting those folders up and thus might not be included here.
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.002543 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000015 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 Finder
09:49:58 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000031 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000013 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000010 Finder
09:49:58 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000020 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 Finder
09:49:58 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000014 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000013 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000010 Finder
09:49:58 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 Finder
09:49:58 lstat64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000021 ForkLift
09:49:58 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000024 ForkLift
09:49:58 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000050 ForkLift
09:49:58 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000028 ForkLift
09:49:58 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000020 ForkLift
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 Finder
09:49:58 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000019 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000014 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000035 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000030 Finder
09:49:58 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000018 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000039 Finder
09:49:58 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000013 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000013 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
09:49:58 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000010 Finder
09:49:58 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 Finder
09:49:58 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000021 ForkLift
09:49:58 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000068 mds
09:49:58 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 mds
09:49:58 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000045 ForkLift
09:49:58 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 ForkLift
09:50:00 lstat64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000064 ForkLift
09:50:00 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000032 ForkLift
09:50:00 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 ForkLift
09:50:00 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000076 quicklookd
09:50:00 statfs64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000011 quicklookd
09:50:00 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000022 quicklookd
09:50:00 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 quicklookd
09:50:03 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 Finder
09:50:03 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
09:50:03 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 Finder
09:50:03 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000015 Finder
09:50:03 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000013 Finder
09:50:03 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
09:50:03 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000010 Finder
09:50:03 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000018 Finder
09:50:03 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000031 Finder
09:50:03 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000022 Finder
09:50:03 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000014 Finder
09:50:03 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
09:50:03 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000010 Finder
09:50:03 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000020 Finder
09:50:03 lstat64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 ForkLift
09:50:03 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000011 ForkLift
09:50:03 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000051 ForkLift
09:50:03 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000033 ForkLift
09:50:03 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000021 ForkLift
09:50:03 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000021 ForkLift
09:50:03 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000048 mds
09:50:03 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000015 mds
09:50:03 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000052 ForkLift
09:50:03 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 ForkLift
09:50:04 lstat64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000096 ForkLift
09:50:04 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000022 ForkLift
09:50:04 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 ForkLift
09:50:04 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000100 quicklookd
09:50:04 statfs64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000038 quicklookd
09:50:04 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000022 quicklookd
09:50:04 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000018 quicklookd
10:09:47 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 Finder
10:09:47 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000013 Finder
10:09:47 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 Finder
10:09:47 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000015 Finder
10:09:47 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
10:09:47 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
10:09:47 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000010 Finder
10:09:47 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 Finder
10:09:47 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 Finder
10:09:47 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000013 Finder
10:09:47 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000013 Finder
10:09:47 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000014 Finder
10:09:47 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000010 Finder
10:09:47 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 Finder
10:09:47 lstat64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000015 ForkLift
10:09:47 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000011 ForkLift
10:09:47 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000048 ForkLift
10:09:47 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000024 ForkLift
10:09:47 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000019 ForkLift
10:09:51 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000020 ForkLift
10:09:51 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000050 mds
10:09:51 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 mds
10:09:51 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000049 ForkLift
10:09:51 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 ForkLift
10:09:55 lstat64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000022 ForkLift
10:09:55 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000019 ForkLift
10:09:55 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000011 ForkLift
10:09:55 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000067 quicklookd
10:09:55 statfs64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000011 quicklookd
10:09:55 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000022 quicklookd
10:09:55 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000019 quicklookd
10:09:59 lstat64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000014 ForkLift
10:09:59 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000011 ForkLift
10:09:59 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000102 ForkLift
10:09:59 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000026 ForkLift
10:09:59 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000029 ForkLift
10:09:59 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 Finder
10:09:59 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000014 Finder
10:09:59 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000034 Finder
10:09:59 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000026 Finder
10:09:59 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000014 Finder
10:09:59 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
10:09:59 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000010 Finder
10:09:59 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000023 Finder
10:09:59 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000021 Finder
10:09:59 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 Finder
10:09:59 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000029 Finder
10:09:59 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000018 Finder
10:09:59 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000011 Finder
10:09:59 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000023 Finder
10:09:59 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000022 ForkLift
10:09:59 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000051 mds
10:09:59 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 mds
10:09:59 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000057 ForkLift
10:09:59 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 ForkLift
10:10:04 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 Finder
10:10:04 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
10:10:04 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000029 Finder
10:10:04 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000024 Finder
10:10:04 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 Finder
10:10:04 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
10:10:04 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000010 Finder
10:10:04 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000022 Finder
10:10:04 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000015 Finder
10:10:04 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
10:10:04 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000014 Finder
10:10:04 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
10:10:04 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000010 Finder
10:10:04 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 Finder
10:10:06 lstat64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000014 ForkLift
10:10:06 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000011 ForkLift
10:10:06 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000067 ForkLift
10:10:06 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000034 ForkLift
10:10:06 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000021 ForkLift
10:10:06 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000019 ForkLift
10:10:06 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000050 mds
10:10:06 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000016 mds
10:10:06 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000062 ForkLift
10:10:06 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000013 ForkLift
10:10:07 lstat64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000025 ForkLift
10:10:07 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000023 ForkLift
10:10:07 open /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000025 ForkLift
10:10:07 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000095 quicklookd
10:10:07 statfs64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000013 quicklookd
10:10:07 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000024 quicklookd
10:10:07 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000020 quicklookd
10:40:16 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 Finder
10:40:16 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
10:40:16 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 Finder
10:40:16 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 Finder
10:40:16 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000020 Finder
10:40:16 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
10:40:16 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000010 Finder
10:40:16 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000019 Finder
10:40:16 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000015 Finder
10:40:16 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
10:40:16 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000012 Finder
10:40:16 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000015 Finder
10:40:16 fsgetpath /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000010 Finder
10:40:16 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000017 Finder
10:40:17 lstat64 /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000013 ForkLift
10:40:17 getxattr /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed 0.000011 ForkLift
10:40:17 getattrlist /Users/ben/Desktop/Closed
I changed ownership and permissions of one folder without errors (according to one commenter):
drwxr-xr-x 2 ben staff 68 15 Okt 08:25 Closed
dr-------- 2 root wheel 68 15 Okt 08:25 Open
It sounds like the folders are being created by a third-party application. If you're not sure which app is responsible, you could try the lsof command in Terminal to help identify which process is using a file or folder.
lsof | grep Closed
lsof | grep Open
If the folders are being created on startup then check the login Items tab in System Preferences > Users & Groups.