Thanks for the quick reply danteA.
Here's the error message I get: “There was a problem while trying to save the desktops. You may use the Desktop Manager to resolve the problems or just discard the changes to the Desktops. Options are: Discard and Quit, Fix Errors, or Cancel”.
I clicked on Fix Errors and the Desktop that is the problem is “Build”. The Location is $HFS/houdini/desktop.
When I hold my mouse over the exclamation mark beside the location I get this: “The file for the resource ”Build“ cannot be saved to c
Program Files/Sidefx Houdini 1.151/Houdini/desktop/Build.desk. Saving the resource will fail unless steps are taken to resolve the problem with the save location of its file”.
Since the location is $HFS/houdini/desktop, doesn't it mean that I never modified the desktop? Why am I getting an error then? It doesn't say $HOME. Also, you talk about permission saving to a particular directory; how do you get permission?
When you say to check where the file actually is you go to the Dialogs menu and choose Textport; are you talking about Houdini's main menu?
For now I left everything as is; I'm afraid I'll mess something up.
I'll also read more of the help files to see if this is covered there also (I usually need to refer back a few times before I remember).
One more thing: I guess everytime you exit the desktop gets saved? So, if you are using the model desktop and you change something in the menu, it will save it so when you open Houdini up the next time, you will be where you left off? I don't know if I like this, but then I am very new to Houdini and it's nothing like Maya.