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What do you use your OS X desktop for?
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Photo editing and storage.
Document creation and storage.
Spreadsheet creation and storage.
Working remotely from home.
Web browsing.
Email writing.
Watching videos and catch up tv.
I don't keep permanent files on it, but I will sometimes organize/edit stuff into folders or whatever there before dumping them into Documents/etc. I just have a static image at the moment.
You mean like my iMac? I use it heavily for all sorts of things. Documents, 3D modeling, CAD, database design, image work, etc. It has tons of files on it, and mirrors major folders with my laptop.
I assume the thread is assuming that most people just use mobile devices nowadays and that they are acceptable for almost everything. Absolutely not true for me.
DOH! I just figured out you meant the desktop in finder....
Mine has top-level folders organized by major discipline...Work, 3D modeling, Media, Downloads, and Miscellaneous. I also dump temporary files there when I'm working on stuff for quick, easy access. I also show connected hard drives there.
I use my desktop to store some files that I am too lazy to move elsewhere. I do also have a shortcut to the networks area in Finder. My desktop is also my default screenshot loaction.
Having a lot of files on the desktop is not recommended, because it slows you down. My recommendation is to keep the desktop as clean as possible.
Having a lot of files on the desktop is not recommended, because it slows you down. My recommendation is to keep the desktop as clean as possible.
I have some aliases (to keep the Dock less crowded) and my drives. I also might have one or two files that are temporary and soon to be trashed.
A place to temporarily keep any and everything. I find it a convenient place to drop stuff to when dragging and dropping especially if I'm working on some sort of project like when video and photo editing. For example if I rip the sound from something else to use in a video I'll store it there until I'm done with the video before deleting it.
Since I can be dropping files there that use large amounts of storage I find Apples iCloud desktop thing a bit annoying. I turned it off but I think it turned my document folder syncing off too, something I really need to get around to investigating. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction for that? Or not whatever....not trying to hijack...
Since I can be dropping files there that use large amounts of storage I find Apples iCloud desktop thing a bit annoying. I turned it off but I think it turned my document folder syncing off too, something I really need to get around to investigating. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction for that? Or not whatever....not trying to hijack...
To be honest I use it like my physical desktop Which means its littered with useless junk
stuff I havent found a place for yet, pdf prints I just want to email and cant be bothered to put anywhere in particular
plus a whole host of untitled folders that I've used to stick the last few weeks worth of junk in every time I run out of room to fit any more junk on it
Around once a year I roll up my sleeves give it a spring clean, shuffle the best of it to more sensible places then throw the rest in the trash
works for me
stuff I havent found a place for yet, pdf prints I just want to email and cant be bothered to put anywhere in particular
plus a whole host of untitled folders that I've used to stick the last few weeks worth of junk in every time I run out of room to fit any more junk on it
Around once a year I roll up my sleeves give it a spring clean, shuffle the best of it to more sensible places then throw the rest in the trash
works for me
I usually keep stuff on the desktop as I'm working on it, and then organize it all into my archives later once I'm finished.