Apple Macintosh Performa 6100 Series - Manual (Page 62)

Rebuild your desktop regularly
A process known as “rebuilding the desktop” helps your Macintosh keep
track of data on your disks. It’s a good idea to rebuild the desktop of your
disks once a month or so, especially your startup disks. (Although you usually
use the hard disk in your computer as a startup disk, you can also start up
from any other disk that has system software installed.)
To rebuild the desktop of your internal hard disk disk, follow these steps:
1 Hold down the Option and x keys while you start up your computer.
Do not release the keys until you see a message asking whether you want to
rebuild the desktop.
2 Click OK.
You can also use this procedure to rebuild the desktop of an external hard disk
or a floppy disk. Simply turn on the external hard disk or insert the floppy
disk into a floppy disk drive before you turn on the computer.
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