{"id":547685,"date":"2023-02-03T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/its-time-to-stop-using-desktop-icons\/"},"modified":"2023-02-03T16:00:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T13:00:25","slug":"its-time-to-stop-using-desktop-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-stop-using-desktop-icons\/","title":{"rendered":"#It\u2019s Time to Stop Using Desktop Icons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27c13963376\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27c13963376\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-stop-using-desktop-icons\/#%E2%80%9CIts_Time_to_Stop_Using_Desktop_Icons%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;It\u2019s Time to Stop Using Desktop Icons&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-stop-using-desktop-icons\/#Desktop_Clutter_Helps_No_One\" >Desktop Clutter Helps No One<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-stop-using-desktop-icons\/#Docks_Taskbars_and_Instant_Search_Is_Superior\" >Docks, Taskbars, and Instant Search Is Superior<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-stop-using-desktop-icons\/#Brighten_Your_Day_With_a_Nice_Wallpaper_Instead\" >Brighten Your Day With a Nice Wallpaper Instead<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-stop-using-desktop-icons\/#Desktop_Widgets_Are_a_Better_Use_of_Space\" >Desktop Widgets Are a Better Use of Space<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIts_Time_to_Stop_Using_Desktop_Icons%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;It\u2019s Time to Stop Using Desktop Icons&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-868352\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/desktop2.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Modern computers carry a lot of baggage from the past, and desktop icons are perhaps one of the most unsightly remnants of the earliest days of Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs). If you\u2019re still living with them, it\u2019s time to quit.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Desktop_Clutter_Helps_No_One\"><\/span>Desktop Clutter Helps No One<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Whether on macOS, Windows, or another graphical operating system, the desktop is a big open space that plays host both to files and to shortcuts to other resources on your device. Over time those desktop shortcuts and files can quickly accumulate to fill the entire screen.<\/p>\n<p>However, even if you only have a desktop with a moderate number of icons, you\u2019re still creating an inefficient space to actually find anything. Hunting for icons on a desktop, especially a modern high-resolution desktop, is a pain. The desktop is a great space for working with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications, but as a place to access apps and store files, it leaves much to be desired.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Docks_Taskbars_and_Instant_Search_Is_Superior\"><\/span>Docks, Taskbars, and Instant Search Is Superior<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Desktops were meant to give users fast access to files and apps without having to dig through the file systems of the computer, but modern operating systems now have several features that do a better job.<\/p>\n<p>Docks (as in macOS) and the taskbar (as in Windows) both let you pin apps to them. Sure they\u2019re both much smaller than a whole desktop, but how many apps do you actually use on a daily basis? The vast majority of us use a handful of apps for work, and when it comes to video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s and entertainment, we\u2019re using centralized apps such as Steam or <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> management apps like Apple Music.<\/p>\n<p>As for getting quick access to files, it\u2019s better to store your files in designated places. Operating systems have default storage locations for downloads, documents, media, files, and so on. The same goes for applications that either use these default locations or their custom locations. There\u2019s little need to keep files on the desktop at all if you\u2019re accessing them through an application.<\/p>\n<p>To put the final nail in the coffin, modern computers have fast SSDs and index the location of all files on the system. Whether you\u2019re using macOS Spotlight Search or Windows\u2019 Start Menu search function, you won\u2019t even have enough time to type out the whole search before the results are ready. Considering that the desktop has finite physical space to put icons, using these instant search functions is objectively better and faster.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brighten_Your_Day_With_a_Nice_Wallpaper_Instead\"><\/span>Brighten Your Day With a Nice Wallpaper Instead<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s important to have a pleasant work (or play) environment, and your desktop offers the perfect space to personalize your computer interface by changing the background. Get some nice artwork you enjoy, a photograph that makes you happy, or anything you\u2019d like to look at. Use the slideshow function to rotate your wallpapers, turning your desktop into a digital photo frame.<\/p>\n<p>Decluttering your desktop on Windows\u00a0is easy and on macOS too, so there\u2019s nothing stopping you from taking a squeegee to that desktop. Without any icons in the way, your desktop will look sleek and minimalist, and you can enjoy the benefits of high-resolution images and the equally high-resolution displays that are now commonplace.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Desktop_Widgets_Are_a_Better_Use_of_Space\"><\/span>Desktop Widgets Are a Better Use of Space<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you absolutely want to use your desktop space for something functional rather than pure decoration, then widgets are a much more useful use of that space. Both Windows and macOS support widgets, in fact.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you use the built-in widget functionality or one of the many third-party widget solutions, this is a much more useful way to use the desktop than a cluttered grid of icons.<\/p>\n<p>How useful they are depends on your choice of widgets, but you can add anything from current stock prices to the weather. Things you may actually want to know at a glance instead of shortcuts to Solitaire and your word processor!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How Screen Savers Literally Save Your Screen<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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