I got from here though I use it in a slightly different context). Naturally you can call it whatever you like though the name is apt because its a storage space for any items, temp files and general clutter that show up on your desktops

2. Personal Files & Documents

Seeing as I spend a lot of time at the computer for my work it seems only fitting that I describe my top 5 techniques on how I keep files, folders and programs organized. Note that I use these techniques on Windows XP though I’m sure they work/can be adapted to other Windows platforms.

1. The Desktop

The desktop should be kept clear at all times. A lot of people and programs dump files on it (for instance, Firefox defaults to putting downloads on the desktop) because its the easy option. However, they should not be left there for any reasonable length of time. In theory with a small number of files you can group them around the desktop (ie documents in the top left, game saves in the bottom right) but this is difficult to maintain over any reasonable amount of time. Plus the more clutter you have on the desktop the slower it takes to draw (admittedly this is probably hardly noticable but we are talking about efficiency here after all). The only thing you should have on the desktop is a single ‘dumping’ folder (or at least a link to one). I personally call it ‘@Trunk’ (the name of which I got from here though I use it in a slightly different context). Naturally you can call it whatever you like though the name is apt because its a storage space for any items, temp files and general clutter that show up on your desktops

2. Personal Files & Documents<

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1. The Desktop

The desktop should be kept clear at all times. A lot of people and programs dump files on it (for instance, Firefox defaults to putting downloads on the desktop) because its the easy option. However, they should not be left there for any reasonable length of time. In theory with a small number of files you can group them around the desktop (ie documents in the top left, game saves in the bottom right) but this is difficult to maintain over any reasonable amount of time. Plus the more clutter you have on the desktop the slower it takes to draw (admittedly this is probably hardly noticable but we are talking about efficiency here after all). The only thing you should have on the desktop is a single ‘dumping’ folder (or at least a link to one). I personally call it ‘@Trunk’ (the name of which I got from here though I use it in a slightly different context). Naturally you can call it whatever you like though the name is apt because its a storage space for any items, temp files and general clutter that show up on your desktops

2. Personal Files & Documents

easonable length of time. In theory with a small number of files you can group them around the desktop (ie documents in the top left, game saves in the bottom right) but this is difficult to maintain over any reasonable amount of time. Plus the more clutter you have on the desktop the slower it takes to draw (admittedly this is probably hardly noticable but we are talking about efficiency here after all). The only thing you should have on the desktop is a single ‘dumping’ folder (or at least a link to one). I personally call it ‘@Trunk’ (the name of which I got from here though I use it in a slightly different context). Naturally you can call it whatever you like though the name is apt because its a storage space for any items, temp files and general clutter that show up on your desktops

2. Personal Files & Documents

the slower it takes to draw (admittedly this is probably hardly noticable but we are talking about efficiency here after all). The only thing you should have on the desktop is a single ‘dumping’ folder (or at least a link to one). I personally call it ‘@Trunk’ (the name of which I got from here though I use it in a slightly different context). Naturally you can call it whatever you like though the name is apt because its a storage space for any items, temp files and general clutter that show up on your desktops

2. Personal Files & Documents

I got from here though I use it in a slightly different context). Naturally you can call it whatever you like though the name is apt because its a storage space for any items, temp files and general clutter that show up on your desktops

2. Personal Files & Documents

As for your personal files, forget about ‘My Documents’ because too many programs stick their own folders and files in there (games in particular like to stick their save games in it) and it just clutters everything up. Create a seperate folder called @Files (The @ means the folder will always appear at the top of the list assuming everything is ordered alphabetically, plus it makes it stand out more anyway). Where you create this folder is again entirely up to you, though for privacy reasons its suggested you keep it somewhere in your account name folder. From there you want to have the traditional subfolders for your files, such as ‘Pictures’, ‘Documents’, ‘Websites’ and so on.

3. Installed Programs

Programs also get installed in a special folder. I personally have it under ‘program files’ and call it ‘user installed’ (to stick with the ongoing theme I will probably call it something like @Installed when I do my next format). It's very useful to keep programs you install separate from everything else for several reasons, such as having a central, easily accessible repository, a