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Keeping your computer's desktop clean and organized can be a challenge. It gets cluttered with documents and program shortcuts quickly. Some programs just don't measure up and fall quickly into disuse but, their shortcut remains on the desktop. Here are five ways to help keep your desktop manageable.

  1. Quick Launch Toolbar Use the Quick Launch toolbar next to the Start menu button to free up some space on the desktop. Browsers, media player, instant messaging and email clients are applications that typically get used quite a bit and putting them in the Quick Launch toolbar allows you to delete their desktop shortcuts and always have easy access to them.
  2. Display Settings Make the desktop icons larger or smaller using the display settings interface. It is also possible to reorganize the order the icons appear in and how they are arranged on the desktop.
  3. Remove Desktop Icons Regularly It is a good idea to schedule time to review desktop items and move some to the trash. Items you no longer need or can't remember why they are there are great candidates. Some items, like documents, may need to be moved to another location where they can be available if they are needed at a future date.
  4. Add Folders Using folders is an easy way to keep yourself organized. Create a folder for groups of items that frequently get put on your desktop and keep them all there. Game shortcuts or saved web pages add up fast and keeping them in a separate folder makes it easier to find what you are after. It is also easier to evaluate what should be removed when the same kind of items are all together.
  5. Desktop Software There are a number of programs available that can help keep desktops organized. Two of the more popular products are RocketDock and ObjectDock. These programs allow you to keep your most important desktop shortcuts in a convenient and easily accessible location. Icons for the items you want regular access to can be placed in a dock that sits on any edge of the screen you choose. If you are unhappy with the default icons for the shortcuts, you can swap them for icons more your style. There are plenty of icon packages available to download for free. If there is a document that you have to review or update frequently, you can pin that to dock as well.
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