Unable to lock down desktop icon arrangement ('auto arrange' no help)


  1. Posts : 2
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #1

    Unable to lock down desktop icon arrangement ('auto arrange' no help)


    Good morning lovely forum folks - nice to be back after many years.

    I have been unable to make use of the desktop 'View: Auto Arrange + Align Icons" option to secure my personalized arrangement of my many desktop icons.

    I have browsed this topic on this forum and online, and have found suggestions for inserting code (eeek! no, please! ) as well as some freeware designed to manage this common issue. I am out of options for the moment.

    Can you help? As always, many thanks. - D/Minnesota (where the winds do blow today!)
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  2. Posts : 2,246
    Windows 7 Pro SP1 64 bit
       #2

    I couldn't find a way to save the desktop arrangement as a file that one can use to recover from unwanted changes.

    However, if you periodically run system restore points or Windows backups, there is a way to recover an arrangement. Since Windows creates a restore point every time updates are performed, there should always be various versions available.

    Open C:\Users\"your user name" and right click on the Desktop folder. Select "Recover previous versions." When I do this, it lists four versions.

    Hope this helps.
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