Hello all,
I am new to the world of Mac. I've been switched to a new computer at work and it's... messy. There are icons and files overlapping all over the desktop and it's driving me nuts. I want to organize my workspace, but not being a native Mac user I've got no clue how to do this.
I think I've got Finder just about figured out. I've figured out how to make new folders and drag-drop the files from the desktop into them. The trouble is, this just seems to duplicate the desktop files. Then, when I sent the duplicate desktop files to the trash... well... I discovered that sending the original file to the trash means you've just deleted the file from everywhere. After much hair pulling I got the files back, but now there are even MORE duplicate files strew across the desktop and everywhere and I'm afraid to delete anything. It's making it difficult to work since it takes a ridiculous amount of time to re-locate what I'm working on...
I've read the guides, but I'm still lost. If this were Windows I'd just cut/paste the files to where I want them, but that doesn't seem to be an option.
Can someone explain to me in very simple terms how to get these icons off the cluttered desktop and into nicely ordered hierarchical files in the finder without accidentally deleting important documents?
Thanks so much in advance!
I am new to the world of Mac. I've been switched to a new computer at work and it's... messy. There are icons and files overlapping all over the desktop and it's driving me nuts. I want to organize my workspace, but not being a native Mac user I've got no clue how to do this.
I think I've got Finder just about figured out. I've figured out how to make new folders and drag-drop the files from the desktop into them. The trouble is, this just seems to duplicate the desktop files. Then, when I sent the duplicate desktop files to the trash... well... I discovered that sending the original file to the trash means you've just deleted the file from everywhere. After much hair pulling I got the files back, but now there are even MORE duplicate files strew across the desktop and everywhere and I'm afraid to delete anything. It's making it difficult to work since it takes a ridiculous amount of time to re-locate what I'm working on...
I've read the guides, but I'm still lost. If this were Windows I'd just cut/paste the files to where I want them, but that doesn't seem to be an option.
Can someone explain to me in very simple terms how to get these icons off the cluttered desktop and into nicely ordered hierarchical files in the finder without accidentally deleting important documents?
Thanks so much in advance!