To neaten up your desktop even more, keep your program icons on your taskbar. The rest should be moved into the Start button on a PC, or the Applications folder in a Mac’s Finder. The ones you use daily and at least 3x a week, keep on your desktop.

Look at each program icon on your desktop and consider how often you use it. Make good use of your taskbar to minimize program icons. Read on for some tips on getting your computer desktop cleaned and organized-then watch your productivity trend upwards! 1. A workspace, onscreen or not, that is a jumbled mess will make you feel distracted, scattered, and anxious. It’s not hugely different from having an actual desktop that is also cluttered and disorganized.

Is your password an entry to a desktop that is cluttered with files, folders, photos, apps, zip files, shortcuts, screen shots, and other digital detritus? If so, it could very well have a negative impact on your productivity and your stress level. Your computer desktop is the first thing you see when you log in.

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