Having Files save to the left side of the desktop instead of the default right.

[bestthereis27]

Hello Everyone,

Quick question, is there a way to tell OSX to save files to the left side of the desktop instead of the right side by default.

For examples all external flashdrives icons appear on the right side under the Mac Harddrive icon. Also all other files saved to the desktop is saved by default to the right.

Its hard for me to get to them because I have my Adium List docked to the right side of the screen. Its a pain to move the buddy list just to access some of these files. I just can't get use to it on the left side of the screen because over the years my buddy list has always been on the right.

 

[Sky Blue]

Why not move your buddy list to the left? You'll get used to it pretty quickly.

I've never seen a way to move to the left.

 

[serega]

Also all other files saved to the desktop is saved by default to the right.

Because Apple is right.

 

[JNB]

You can also just not display all the drives & other mounts on the desktop. You can always see them in a Finder window when you really need to, and it declutters the desktop.

I likes my desktop clean 'n' nekkid!

 

[MacsRgr8]

Turn your display upside down..?

 

[rhett7660]

Turn your display upside down..?

That is scary I thought the same thing.... lol...... Oh well.

 

[HLdan]

I think it's a whole lot easier to move Adium to the left of the screen and live with it rather than trying to manipulate OS X to download folders to the left side of the screen.

Microsoft designed Windows icons to be on the left of the screen because they had to show that they were not "copying" the original Mac OS desktop. Apple's icons are on the right because the majority is right handed which is generally where the mouse resides which is to the left of your keyboard. It's part of Apple's HIG.