How can I undo desktop arrangement?

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I got all my desktop icons arranged exactly the way I wanted them. Then I
right clicked to save their positions and selected "Modify" ...well, I knew I
didn't want the other ones :-(... Of course, they all ended up smack dab on
the left side of the screen. Ho-Hum. Can I just "undo" it, or do I have to
start over?
 
vcandys49 said:
I got all my desktop icons arranged exactly the way I wanted them. Then I
right clicked to save their positions and selected "Modify" ...well, I knew I
didn't want the other ones :-(... Of course, they all ended up smack dab on
the left side of the screen. Ho-Hum. Can I just "undo" it, or do I have to
start over?
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Try Ctrl/Z though it may be too late now.
 
The desktop icon settings are saved at logoff. If you haven't logged off since the problem happened, then try restarting the Explorer shell.

See:

How to terminate and restart Explorer.exe process cleanly:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/how-to-terminate-and-restart-explorerexe-process-cleanly/

Save and Restore Desktop icon layout:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-layout/

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

I got all my desktop icons arranged exactly the way I wanted them. Then I
right clicked to save their positions and selected "Modify" ...well, I knew I
didn't want the other ones :-(... Of course, they all ended up smack dab on
the left side of the screen. Ho-Hum. Can I just "undo" it, or do I have to
start over?
 
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