Dealing with Windows desktop clutter |
This post is a work in progress, but I’m posting at the current stage to get any help/assistance from readers with good ideas. It will likely continue to be updated as time goes on.
This morning I created a folder labeled ‘desktop clutter’ and have thrown in all the shortcuts on my desktop … I was running out of space! Decided to Google “eliminate windows desktop clutter” and see if there were any programs that would help organize the desktop. I know Windows has a built-in shortcuts that haven’t been used in awhile function.
Uninstalled
eMusic Downloader - not subscribed to eMusic any more
FilmLoop - it loaded at Windows startup as part of the installation (bad) and not using
Prison Tycoon - not playing
WebEx Meeting Manager - not using, reboot required
What programs, methods, ideas, etc do you use to keep your Windows desktop free of clutter?
Did this post make you go hmm?
(Hmm, no ratings yet)
Loading ...
I don’t have any programs that clean my desktop for me. I have a rule of thumb. If you don’t use it constantly, put it away. I’ve got an “Unused Icons” folder on my desktop. If I do’t CONSTANTLY use something, as in every day, it goes in there. My desktop isn’t cluttered, but the shortcut I need is still a second or three away.
Comment by Drakonik — November 14, 2005 @ 5:26 pm PST
I used to use my desktop like it was a junk drawer, and threw everything I didn’t have a place for onto it. But when I got a new laptop this year I decided to reform… The first thing I did was remove everything but the things I’ve grown to associate with the desktop - My Computer, Recycle Bin, IE, Firefox, and the like. Then I reorginazed the start menu programs folder and put everything into folders. My start menu programs folder now has 6 sub-folders: Apps, Browsers, Games, Microsoft, Startup, and Tools. I then created a “Closet” folder on the root where I throw temp files, and everything I clean up from places like the start menu. The last thing I did was download was WinTidy which gives me nice small desktop icons.
Comment by JWill — November 16, 2005 @ 12:45 pm PST
Thanks for the suggestions, Drakonik and JWill.
Comment by TDavid — November 16, 2005 @ 12:54 pm PST
[…] there isn’t then somebody should develop one post haste. I complained about desktop clutter almost three years ago, ouch. It’s been on my development to-do list for some time and this morning after staring at […]
Pingback by Ending Windows desktop file clutter, help! » Make You Go Hmm — July 22, 2008 @ 7:42 am PST