ktgrok Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I have a macbook pro. I have a bunch of stuff that is saved to the desktop and it all shows up on my screen....I don't want to see those files everytime I turn my computer on. I can't figure out why I can now see them there, and how to NOT see them there anymore. Anyone know? I really hope I don't have to sort through each individual file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Put it all in a folder! All but your HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Plus, having them all there shoots up your waiting time, because it’s having to load those thumbnails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, kand said: Do you need all of those? It looks like they are mostly screenshots. By default, screenshots usually save to the desktop. You could make a screenshot folder to keep on your desktop and just drag them all in there if you’re still wanting them, and then it would be just one little icon instead of all of those. That’s what my teen daughter’s desktop on her computer looks like, too, except they are all pictures of her favorite band members 😂 . eta: https://www.techbout.com/change-default-screenshot-location-on-mac-34664/ oh my goodness that worked!!! Now, to drag all the old ones into the folder...sigh. Edited July 24, 2020 by Ktgrok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Yay!!! Seriously, thank y'all. I had tried moving them all to a folder in downloads, but then it yelled at me because downloads is stored differently or something. This works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 And done!!!!! now just ONE folder icon 🙂 that had been driving me nuts for months, and getting worse and worse and worse and google wouldn't help me, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I misread your title to read "flies." I was thinking, "That's pretty gross--I mean, I know it's hot and summertime in FL, but really?" 😜 Glad to know it's only files. 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 My old boss used to save all her files to desktop, on a PC. It used to drive me crazy just looking at it the few times I needed to use her computer for something. Glad you were able to get it fixed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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