Useful desktop declutter

Rick Stirling

http://www.avesh.com/blog/DesktopZenReducingVisualClutterOnYourDesktop.aspx

I've seen some of yer desktops, mucky pups!


And I've posted a link to lifehacker before, but here it is again:

http://www.lifehacker.com/

And this one

http://www.lifehack.org/

They are mostly full of simple little tips to organise your life/job/computing better

CheapAlert

/me drags crap into the crap desktop folder

mission acomplishdhd

steady

haha thanks Rick, I've almost reached the right side of my desktop with icons and files and crap I've downloaded. Yeah Cheapy, I used to have a 'Stuff' folder that I would dump all my junk into but then I would forget about it and rarely explore through it. I read through this guy's blog and I think I will give it a shot, I like the idea of having the desktop shortcut on the task bar and no visible icons on my desktop. Thumbs Up!

Rick Stirling

I think the problem with a "Stuff" folder is that it is just that - a mix of "stuff".

Taking the time to even say "Work stuff", "Art stuff", "Personal stuff" will help you no end.

I've just ditched the home PC, moving totally to Mac. I cleared out all my old data, organised it, deleted it, stored it etc. THe amount of CRAP that I have been hoarding is mental.

All that trial software? Gone. MP3s? cleared out.

I even took the time to go through all my bookmarks and reorganise them. My new method for bookmarking is to use deli.icio.us - I add the bookmark to that, then if I continue to use it I'll add it to my Firefox bookmarks.

ebagg

All work/play files are in work folders on other hard drives. All majorly used programs are shortcuts on ObjectDock. A few shortcuts to my major Maya, Photoshop and Zbrush folders on the desktop might be a good idea though...

Tulkamir

Thanks, that was actually very helpful, my computer feels a hell of a lot more organized now. Now hopefully I can keep it this way for more than a week.

Zcubed

All I've got on the desktop is the Recycle Bin. I've thought about removing the icon, but it's just so handy.

I put my most used folders and apps in the Start Bar, like so...

KDR_11k

I almost never see my desktop so the icons on here have little meaning to me. The stuff I need is thrown into several quickstart bars (you can have a folder full of links, right-click on your start bar, select symbol bars->new bar... and choose the folder) so I don't need to dig down to the desktop or open the cluttered Start Menu.