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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1712017" data-attributes="member: 204485">I'm not sure you have to have any degree of dementia to lose a file on the desktop.&nbsp; I recall an OP who contacted this forum regarding a lost thesis which he had on his desktop.&nbsp; He received some criticism from members of this forum for keeping the only copy of this document on the desktop. It was quite clearly pointed out that the desktop is not a &quot;safe&quot; place to keep the only incidence of such a valuable document.I admit that user mousing errors are usually to blame but they are easy to make and not always immediately obvious.This is especially true on a laptop where people reduce the size of the icons to fit more on.It is also well recognized that all items on the desktop need to be stored in RAM in order for Quick Look to open them thus slowing down the performance of the device especially on startup.There are two really good ways to overcome this tendency to store items on the desktop (I don't mean temporary items).If you like having things one click away, you could change the folder that Finder opens to by default;&nbsp; 1. Launch Finder&nbsp; 2. Click Finder and select Preferences.&nbsp; 3. In the General tab, look for the drop-down below New Finder windows show and select one of the available options, or Other to use a custom folder.&nbsp;Additionally, you could drag some of your most used folders to the right side of the Dock (near the trash can) to pin them there for quick browsing.&nbsp; This simply creates a shortcut to the folder, gives you viewing options and leaves the original folder in Documents or wherever you choose.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1712017, member: 204485"] I'm not sure you have to have any degree of dementia to lose a file on the desktop. I recall an OP who contacted this forum regarding a lost thesis which he had on his desktop. He received some criticism from members of this forum for keeping the only copy of this document on the desktop. It was quite clearly pointed out that the desktop is not a "safe" place to keep the only incidence of such a valuable document. I admit that user mousing errors are usually to blame but they are easy to make and not always immediately obvious. This is especially true on a laptop where people reduce the size of the icons to fit more on. It is also well recognized that all items on the desktop need to be stored in RAM in order for Quick Look to open them thus slowing down the performance of the device especially on startup. There are two really good ways to overcome this tendency to store items on the desktop (I don't mean temporary items). If you like having things one click away, you could change the folder that Finder opens to by default; 1. Launch Finder 2. Click Finder and select Preferences. 3. In the General tab, look for the drop-down below New Finder windows show and select one of the available options, or Other to use a custom folder. Additionally, you could drag some of your most used folders to the right side of the Dock (near the trash can) to pin them there for quick browsing. This simply creates a shortcut to the folder, gives you viewing options and leaves the original folder in Documents or wherever you choose. [/QUOTE]

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