{"id":552629,"date":"2023-02-16T15:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/you-should-store-files-on-your-desktop-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T15:00:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T12:00:24","slug":"you-should-store-files-on-your-desktop-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/you-should-store-files-on-your-desktop-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"#You Should Store Files on Your Desktop, Here\u2019s Why"},"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-6a2b35ff0de54\" 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-6a2b35ff0de54\" 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\/you-should-store-files-on-your-desktop-heres-why\/#%E2%80%9CYou_Should_Store_Files_on_Your_Desktop_Heres_Why%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;You Should Store Files on Your Desktop, Here\u2019s Why&#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\/you-should-store-files-on-your-desktop-heres-why\/#The_Desktop_Is_Not_a_Launcher\" >The Desktop Is Not a Launcher<\/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\/you-should-store-files-on-your-desktop-heres-why\/#Its_Just_a_Folder\" >It\u2019s Just a Folder<\/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\/you-should-store-files-on-your-desktop-heres-why\/#Use_It_Like_a_Literal_Desktop\" >Use It Like a Literal Desktop<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYou_Should_Store_Files_on_Your_Desktop_Heres_Why%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;You Should Store Files on Your Desktop, Here\u2019s Why&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-871969\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DESKTOP-FOLDER.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Windows desktop.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Joe Fedewa \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>People are passionate about how the desktop on your PC or Mac should look. Show someone a cluttered desktop full of files and you\u2019ll probably hear a repulsed gasp. Don\u2019t feel bad about storing files on the desktop. Everyone should do it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Desktop_Is_Not_a_Launcher\"><\/span>The Desktop Is Not a Launcher<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The way we use computers has changed drastically over the years. There was a time when it made sense to use the desktop as your sort of \u201clauncher\u201d for things to do. Nowadays, it\u2019s not necessary to put icons on the desktop. We have better methods for launching <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>s and finding files.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it: how often do you actually <em>use<\/em> your desktop? There\u2019s a good chance you launch apps from the Start Menu, Launchpad, taskbar, or dock most of the time. Apps that haven\u2019t been pinned for quick access can easily be found by searching the Start Menu or Launchpad, and the same can be said for files.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people look at a messy desktop and say, \u201chow can you find anything on there!?\u201d Well, you don\u2019t have to. We have much better ways of finding and launching things on computers now.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_Just_a_Folder\"><\/span>It\u2019s Just a Folder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-872082\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-09_16-41-51a.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Windows and Mac desktop folders.\" width=\"1043\" height=\"555\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the truth: the desktop is just a folder. Open File Explorer on your Windows PC or Finder on your Mac and you\u2019ll see it plain as day. People act like the desktop is hallowed ground, but it\u2019s really just another area to store stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I have always used the desktop as a place to store things that I know I won\u2019t need forever. Things like images downloaded from the internet that I want to share with a friend or on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, files I need for a specific one-time task, or current projects that I don\u2019t want to bury in folders within folders.<\/p>\n<p>I use the desktop as an easily accessible folder, and I think that\u2019s the beauty of it. The fact that it\u2019s the \u201cDesktop\u201d makes it super easy to find anything stored on it. You can quickly view the desktop from anywhere and it\u2019s easy to find it in File Explorer or Finder.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_It_Like_a_Literal_Desktop\"><\/span>Use It Like a Literal Desktop<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The funny thing is I use the desktop like the literal top of a physical desk. When I look around my computer desk, I see an assortment of things that represent what I\u2019m working on at the moment. That\u2019s exactly what my computer desktop is like.<\/p>\n<p>I have a filing cabinet for storing important documents I need to keep, and I have special places for photos as well. On my computer, I have a Documents folder and Photos folder. Not everything in my real life or digital life needs to be stored indefinitely in these locations.<\/p>\n<p>I find I can keep my entire computer and physical workspace tidier if I have somewhere to put temporary things. It\u2019s much easier to clean off a desk or delete all the files from the desktop than to go looking for things in long-term storage.<\/p>\n<p>Look, if a messy desktop gives you anxiety, I\u2019m not going to tell you to store files on it. But if you\u2019re avoiding using the desktop just because it\u2019s the desktop, you should give it a second thought. You might love it.<\/p>\n<p>Want to give it a try? Maybe it\u2019s time to unhide those Windows desktop icons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Hide or Unhide All Desktop Icons on Windows<\/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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