▲ 547 ▼ Please don't make me google where your application saves things by default (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/memes@sopuli.xyz 113 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can make subdirectories under "Documents" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] neptune@dmv.social -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah but isn't my desktop the place I want to keep things? For example, do I want the documents about my 2022 taxes kept apart from my folder on my 2022 taxes? No. I want all related files in one place. Not in my Documents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (2 children) You can keep all the documents relating to your 2022 taxes in a subdirectory somewhere inside the Documents. For example, mine are located in Documents/Finances/Taxes/2022 . Why would one want them floating around on a cluttered desktop? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Also desktop shortcuts Just delete the shortcut that leads from finances/taxes/2022 and change it to open your 2023 so you still have 2022 just incase permalink fedilink source parent [–] neptune@dmv.social -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) A directory on my desktop. Why would I want all my stuff in a directory that isn't visually navigable? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) isn’t visually navigable Do you know about Windows Explorer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You mean Nemo, right? permalink fedilink source parent [–] neptune@dmv.social 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes. So what's a desktop for, wallpaper? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago Shortcuts to apps and folders, not a place to store important stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago Does the wallpaper make it more visually navigable? Because that’s certainly the only big difference in visuals between the desktop folder view and the view in Explorer. At least if you’ve got that set to icon view. I use it for temporarily storing files I’m actively working with. Anything else, especially long term storage I put in other directories. permalink fedilink source parent [–] capital@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Please tell me this is trolling lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago So you want your documents not in your documents folder? Just put a shortcut on your desktop if you need it that much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neptune@dmv.social -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah but isn't my desktop the place I want to keep things? For example, do I want the documents about my 2022 taxes kept apart from my folder on my 2022 taxes? No. I want all related files in one place. Not in my Documents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (2 children) You can keep all the documents relating to your 2022 taxes in a subdirectory somewhere inside the Documents. For example, mine are located in Documents/Finances/Taxes/2022 . Why would one want them floating around on a cluttered desktop? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Also desktop shortcuts Just delete the shortcut that leads from finances/taxes/2022 and change it to open your 2023 so you still have 2022 just incase permalink fedilink source parent [–] neptune@dmv.social -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) A directory on my desktop. Why would I want all my stuff in a directory that isn't visually navigable? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) isn’t visually navigable Do you know about Windows Explorer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You mean Nemo, right? permalink fedilink source parent [–] neptune@dmv.social 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes. So what's a desktop for, wallpaper? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago Shortcuts to apps and folders, not a place to store important stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago Does the wallpaper make it more visually navigable? Because that’s certainly the only big difference in visuals between the desktop folder view and the view in Explorer. At least if you’ve got that set to icon view. I use it for temporarily storing files I’m actively working with. Anything else, especially long term storage I put in other directories. permalink fedilink source parent [–] capital@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Please tell me this is trolling lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago So you want your documents not in your documents folder? Just put a shortcut on your desktop if you need it that much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (2 children) You can keep all the documents relating to your 2022 taxes in a subdirectory somewhere inside the Documents. For example, mine are located in Documents/Finances/Taxes/2022 . Why would one want them floating around on a cluttered desktop? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Also desktop shortcuts Just delete the shortcut that leads from finances/taxes/2022 and change it to open your 2023 so you still have 2022 just incase permalink fedilink source parent [–] neptune@dmv.social -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) A directory on my desktop. Why would I want all my stuff in a directory that isn't visually navigable? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) isn’t visually navigable Do you know about Windows Explorer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You mean Nemo, right? permalink fedilink source parent [–] neptune@dmv.social 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes. So what's a desktop for, wallpaper? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago Shortcuts to apps and folders, not a place to store important stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago Does the wallpaper make it more visually navigable? Because that’s certainly the only big difference in visuals between the desktop folder view and the view in Explorer. At least if you’ve got that set to icon view. I use it for temporarily storing files I’m actively working with. Anything else, especially long term storage I put in other directories. permalink fedilink source parent [–] capital@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Please tell me this is trolling lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Also desktop shortcuts Just delete the shortcut that leads from finances/taxes/2022 and change it to open your 2023 so you still have 2022 just incase permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neptune@dmv.social -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) A directory on my desktop. Why would I want all my stuff in a directory that isn't visually navigable? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) isn’t visually navigable Do you know about Windows Explorer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You mean Nemo, right? permalink fedilink source parent [–] neptune@dmv.social 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes. So what's a desktop for, wallpaper? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago Shortcuts to apps and folders, not a place to store important stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago Does the wallpaper make it more visually navigable? Because that’s certainly the only big difference in visuals between the desktop folder view and the view in Explorer. At least if you’ve got that set to icon view. I use it for temporarily storing files I’m actively working with. Anything else, especially long term storage I put in other directories. permalink fedilink source parent [–] capital@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Please tell me this is trolling lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) isn’t visually navigable Do you know about Windows Explorer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You mean Nemo, right? permalink fedilink source parent [–] neptune@dmv.social 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes. So what's a desktop for, wallpaper? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago Shortcuts to apps and folders, not a place to store important stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago Does the wallpaper make it more visually navigable? Because that’s certainly the only big difference in visuals between the desktop folder view and the view in Explorer. At least if you’ve got that set to icon view. I use it for temporarily storing files I’m actively working with. Anything else, especially long term storage I put in other directories. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You mean Nemo, right? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neptune@dmv.social 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes. So what's a desktop for, wallpaper? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago Shortcuts to apps and folders, not a place to store important stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago Does the wallpaper make it more visually navigable? Because that’s certainly the only big difference in visuals between the desktop folder view and the view in Explorer. At least if you’ve got that set to icon view. I use it for temporarily storing files I’m actively working with. Anything else, especially long term storage I put in other directories. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago Shortcuts to apps and folders, not a place to store important stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago Does the wallpaper make it more visually navigable? Because that’s certainly the only big difference in visuals between the desktop folder view and the view in Explorer. At least if you’ve got that set to icon view. I use it for temporarily storing files I’m actively working with. Anything else, especially long term storage I put in other directories. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] capital@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Please tell me this is trolling lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago So you want your documents not in your documents folder? Just put a shortcut on your desktop if you need it that much. permalink fedilink source parent
