Reset Your Computer Desktop Without Creating Another Junk Folder | Organize With Me

Take the free two-minute quiz. Nine questions on organizing, protecting and preparing your digital life. You get your level and the one thing to do next. It is free, and there is no account to make. https://www.havensmith.company/digita... A clean computer desktop is not the goal. The goal is knowing where every important file belongs after it leaves the desktop. Read the complete article: https://www.havensmith.company/blog/o... In this 20-minute Organize With Me session, Ashley helps you reset your computer desktop without moving everything into another forgotten “Desktop Cleanup” folder. YOUR ACTION STEPS ✓ Open the folders where your files should normally live ✓ Delete obvious trash, duplicates, installers, and obsolete screenshots ✓ Move important records into their permanent homes ✓ Place current work in one clearly named action folder ✓ Leave no more than five genuinely active items on the desktop ✓ Review the Trash or Recycle Bin before emptying it ✓ Schedule a five-minute desktop review each week USE FOUR SIMPLE DECISIONS DELETE Remove files you clearly no longer need. FILE Move important files into their permanent homes. ACT Identify files connected to unfinished responsibilities and take the appropriate action. KEEP VISIBLE TEMPORARILY Leave only a small number of files you are actively using on the desktop. Be careful if your Desktop is synchronized with iCloud, OneDrive, or another cloud service. Moving or deleting a file may change how it appears on your other connected devices. HAVEN SMITH & COMPANY RESOURCES Use the free Focus Timer: https://www.havensmith.company/free-f... Explore free Digital Life Management resources: https://www.havensmith.company/start Explore the Digital Organization course: https://www.havensmith.company/digita... Explore the complete Digital Life Management course bundle: https://www.havensmith.company/bundle Organize important information with the Digital Life Management Workbook™: https://www.havensmith.company/digita... Not sure where to begin? Take the free two-minute quiz and get the one thing to do next: https://www.havensmith.company/digita... Explore paid sessions and workshops: https://www.havensmith.company/services Visit Haven Smith & Company: https://www.havensmith.company Haven Smith & Company provides practical education, tools, and guidance to help individuals, families, professionals, businesses, and institutions organize, protect, and prepare their digital lives with confidence. #OrganizeWithMe #DigitalOrganization #DigitalDecluttering