Comments on: Keep Your Vista Desktop Clean with the Magic Folder

By: GBot

GBot — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:06:43 +0000

Looks nice, but I’ve been really happy with Stardock’s Fences program to keep my desktop clean. Double clicking on the desktop hides and unhides all icons, and the fences themselves are a great solution to a common problem:
http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/

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By: DemoGeek

DemoGeek — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:57:03 +0000

Looks like a good tool to try…hate the interface though!

By: The Geek

The Geek — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:27:33 +0000

@beep54

You don’t need a network connection to use this, or most of the sidebar gadgets.

By: beep54

beep54 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:52:07 +0000

I would look at this if there was anyway to download it as a stand-alone. My machines are not connected to the net all the time (or even that often).

By: E

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:38:58 +0000

Great idea. To those who ask why download to desktop, it’s because then I don’t have to browse through my folders to get at it.

Though it would be nice to have something like this for XP…

By: b

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:10:44 +0000

I don’t get it: why do you need to add a gadget to do that? Just delete all the shotcuts off your desktop and then don’t save anything there. I have no icons on my Vista or XP desktops but there is no tool required to keep them that way.

As Sean said: change your default download directory to something else (I use C:/downloads) in FireFox and/or IE and/or Chrome etc.

By: Sean O'Hara

Sean O'Hara — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:55:47 +0000

Or you could just use the Download Sorter extension for Firefox, and have everything sort automatically.

And why does anyone download stuff to the desktop to begin with? I’ve always configured my browser to use a folder called Downloads in my home directory, that way it’s easy to clean out all the detritus that accumulates.

By: LH

LH — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:45:30 +0000

And if you don’t like their icons, you can use a .png of your own.

By: Your Friendly Neighborhood Computer Guy

Your Friendly Neighborhood Computer Guy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:32:00 +0000

Very cool! The less clicks I need to make to get a file where I want it, the better. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.