{"id":50324,"date":"2015-02-25T04:13:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T04:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=50324"},"modified":"2015-02-25T04:13:55","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T04:13:55","slug":"simple-trick-for-organizing-your-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/simple-trick-for-organizing-your-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Trick for Organizing Your Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"2\">One simple trick to clean up your desktop and keep your most used programs close at hand.&#8211;PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<h4>Simple Trick for Organizing Your Desktop<\/h4>\n<p>by Mitz from Tips4pc.com<\/p>\n<p>Keeping your Windows desktop organized can be quite a hassle. On one hand, you want to keep it neat. On the other hand, you want to fill it with icons so that you can quickly get to your most used programs and documents. Using one simple trick, we\u2019ll show you how to accomplish both goals at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Not To Keep Your Windows Desktop Organized<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you first buy your computer or when you first install Windows, your desktop is practically devoid of icons. But if you\u2019re like most people, you quickly fill it up with both useful icons and junk. After a few weeks, it becomes a challenge to find anything, useful or not. It\u2019s probably about now that you\u2019re most interested in getting your Windows desktop organized.<\/p>\n<p>You could \u201cspring clean\u201d your Windows desktop by moving unused icons and documents into either the Recycle Bin or into a new folder. Or you could do a \u201creverse spring clean\u201d by moving all of the icons and documents on your desktop into a folder and then move back to your desktop only the icons and documents you use. 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