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Desktop organizer Fences is for those Windows users who like to keep their desktops clean--at least their workspace on PCs if not their work desks. It is really helpful for those whose desktops are littered with several shortcuts, folders and files.

Fences arranges your desktop icons into containers, allowing you to clean up the mess of shortcuts. It can also hide the shortcuts altogether.

Once installed, it will give you the option of choosing from one of the preset layout. You can modify any of the fences by simply moving or resizing them, and then right click and choose the "Lock item" from the desktop context menu to fix them into place when you are done.

Right-clicking on the desktop will give you some new options, including quick and easy access to the Fences settings panel. Double-clicking on the desktop will toggle the visibility of icons. You can also decide which ones to show and which ones not to. This might be helpful if you wish to keep application shortcuts always in view but would like to keep other folders out of view.


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Fences works for Windows XP and both 32 and 64 bit versions of Vista and Windows 7. It is a free download but also has a paid version.

P.S.: Generally, I try the application myself before recommending. I couldn't try Fences as it gave an error message while opening. But since Lifehacker was all praises and screenshots looked awesome, I have included it here.

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