desk top question

littlesilver · littlesilver #1 (**permalink**)

02-25-2012, 07:34 AM

Im still very new to this mbp. Does anyone know if there is a setting that will stop documents from automatically being saved to the Desk top? My desk top is cluttered.

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

02-25-2012, 07:37 AM

Nothing should be automatically saving to your desktop.

The next time you go to save something, try doing a "Save As" and choosing your Documents folder. I wonder if it's just a case of your applications defaulting to the last save location, which happened to be the desktop - and out of habit, you're just clicking "Save" without specifying the directory.

littlesilver · littlesilver #3 (**permalink**)

02-25-2012, 08:03 AM

Thank you for your reply as this is a mystery. In the last month that I have had my mbp I have "saved as" many times. I have never "saved as" to the desk top. Yet, files continue to be saved to the desktop. I have looked all over for some kind of preference setting. Thanks for any help you might have to offer.

chscag · chscag #4 (**permalink**)

02-25-2012, 12:06 PM

Which files are being saved to your desktop? Can you identify the program or programs that they originated from?

toMACsh · toMACsh #5 (**permalink**)

02-25-2012, 03:01 PM

There's a black arrowhead in the blue box next to the name of the file in the SaveAs dialog window. If it's pointing down, what does it say on the Where: line? Now click the arrowhead to make it point up. This will expand the options in the dialog box, and allow you to navigate around in your folders.

littlesilver · littlesilver #6 (**permalink**)

02-25-2012, 03:53 PM

Thank you toMACsh, Your reply might be the answer the the saving to the desktop problem. little silver

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Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,951 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	02-25-2012, 07:37 AM Nothing should be automatically saving to your desktop. The next time you go to save something, try doing a "Save As" and choosing your Documents folder. I wonder if it's just a case of your applications defaulting to the last save location, which happened to be the desktop - and out of habit, you're just clicking "Save" without specifying the directory. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,378 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	02-25-2012, 12:06 PM Which files are being saved to your desktop? Can you identify the program or programs that they originated from? Community Guidelines
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littlesilver #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 20, 2012 Posts: 15	02-25-2012, 07:34 AM Im still very new to this mbp. Does anyone know if there is a setting that will stop documents from automatically being saved to the Desk top? My desk top is cluttered.
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toMACsh #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 30, 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,862 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core 2 Duo	02-25-2012, 03:01 PM There's a black arrowhead in the blue box next to the name of the file in the SaveAs dialog window. If it's pointing down, what does it say on the Where: line? Now click the arrowhead to make it point up. This will expand the options in the dialog box, and allow you to navigate around in your folders.
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littlesilver #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 20, 2012 Posts: 15	02-25-2012, 03:53 PM Thank you toMACsh, Your reply might be the answer the the saving to the desktop problem. little silver
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