Disable Auto arrange icons not working (Win11)

jasonc31 · Mar 7, 2023

I have tried to disable Auto arrange icons and the grid option, but nothing works. The icons move to the top left when renamed or if I copy paste a file from one location to the desktop (the file is not placed where the cursor was)
Does anyone have an solutions to this ?

Just to add that if I move the file icon to another space on desktop it remembers it on the next restart.

rick99 · Mar 7, 2023

I have a copy issue also on one of my PCs. If I copy a file to the desktop, sometimes, the icons on the left side (This PC. Recycle Bin, etc. will jump one grid space down. This creates a one grid empty space below my user folder which is in the top left corner. I have to manually move my icons back to their original grid space when this happens. Haven't been able to track down a fix yet.

Sir_George · Mar 7, 2023

jasonc31 said:
I have tried to disable Auto arrange icons and the grid option, but nothing works. The icons move to the top left when renamed or if I copy paste a file from one location to the desktop (the file is not placed where the cursor was)
Does anyone have an solutions to this ?

Just to add that if I move the file icon to another space on desktop it remembers it on the next restart.

The link below provides information on arranging icons on the desktop.

How to Arrange or Move Icons on the Desktop - Microsoft Support

support.microsoft.com

If the information provided in the link above doesn't help there is a small application, DesktopOK, which you can download and use to save your custom icon layout.

DesktopOK 11.57 Save and restore the desktop icon positions.

Save and restore the positions of the Windows Desktop Icons. a small effective solution for user that have to change the screen resolution!

www.softwareok.com

LesFerch · Mar 7, 2023

Possibly caused by OneDrive desktop sync. See:

Why does Windows 10 move desktop objects to the left when you rename them?

Even with Auto arrange icons turned OFF, when I rename a folder or file on the desktop, Windows 10 moves it to the left of the screen below the last item (folder or file) on the left. Why is this? Why would renaming a file or folder on the desktop cause it to be moved? Here’s a video for ya…...

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rick99 · Mar 7, 2023

Not in my case. Uninstalling OneDrive is one of the first things I do when building a new PC.

LesFerch · Mar 7, 2023

rick99 said:
Not in my case. Uninstalling OneDrive is one of the first things I do when building a new PC.

Let's find out if the issue is specific to your profile. Create, and login with, a new local account (make the account an administrator) and see if the issue persists with that new account. That will help determine the next course of action.

jasonc31 · Mar 7, 2023

Just like me I do not backup Desktop to OneDrive, still the issue is there

jasonc31 · Mar 7, 2023

Not sure what I done or if this worked before. I copied a file and pasted it to the center of the Desktop screen, as expected it placed it to the top left under Recycle Bin icon. I moved the copied file to the center of the screen and renamed it and it stayed. But I still do not know why it does not paste to the location of the cursor.

jasonc31 · Mar 7, 2023

How can I delete the iconcache and thumb files from the Explorer folder, I get that the files are in use by desktop.

glasskuter · Mar 7, 2023

jasonc31 said:
How can I delete the iconcache and thumb files from the Explorer folder, I get that the files are in use by desktop.

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LesFerch · Mar 7, 2023

jasonc31 said:
How can I delete the iconcache and thumb files from the Explorer folder, I get that the files are in use by desktop.

Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 11

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jasonc31 · Mar 7, 2023

LesFerch said:
Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to rebuild the icon cache to clear and reset it for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The icons that display for files in Windows are saved in an icon cache so they can be displayed quickly instead of having to manually scan and slowly load them each...

www.elevenforum.com

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Thank you, this cleared all the thumbnail and other cache while they were in use by the system.
But still the issue of icons not placed where I right click paste on the desktop is there.

LesFerch · Mar 7, 2023

jasonc31 said:
Thank you, this cleared all the thumbnail and other cache while they were in use by the system.
But still the issue of icons not placed where I right click paste on the desktop is there.

As I replied to @rick99, let's find out if the issue is specific to your profile. Create, and login with, a new local account (make the account an administrator) and see if the issue persists with that new account. That will help determine the next course of action.

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