Cleaning day?

You have cleaned your close, your desk and now everything is in place. Have you cleaned your desktop too? Nowadays computer is something you cannot live a day without. So if your computer desktop is cluttered with disorganized files and miscellaneous screenshots, it is tough to get work done. A desktop full with files gives you headache not finding what you need when you need it whereas compromises the speed of your computer.

Thus, today ORiX is here to share with you some tips of keeping a clean desktop.

1. Create a folder system

The most important key to organized desktop is to keep every file into categorized main folders. It's always good to have a handful of main folders such as Documents, Design, Templates etc, with several subfolders within them.

2. Create a file-naming convention.

Having your own file-naming system will have you save a lot of time. The system can be coded with the date you created, modified (or) with the topics or project titles or any other method that makes you feel convenient.

3. Schedule a cleaning session.

Delete the unnecessary screenshots, never-came-to-use files at least weekly. These are the enemies that have been slowly taking over your screen. The less messy the desktop is, the more revitalized we feel, believe it or not. It's worth to set some time aside just to clean out your desktop.

4. Do not linger

Yes, do not linger to the files you don't need or use anymore. Put these into trash or permanently delete it right away. This will relatively save your cleaning time whereas give you a feeling of "things are sorted out".

5. Customize your background

This goes a step further, but it's worth to try. This technique is creating a custom background which is divided into respective sections. Let's say, you organize the right side of your screen with your most frequently accessed files and the left side with most used apps. To help you with this, there are a lot of desktop wallpaper designs available online. You can even name the sections and create your own customized wallpaper. Every time you create a folder, just drag it into respective box!

So... try these tips and enjoy different sense of working!