14/11/2021
As far back as I can remember, no version of Windows has ever, by default, saved data files (documents, spreadsheets, photos, and so on) to the desktop. And at least since XP, it has not been a particularly safe place to save them.
But, because the desktop is always visible, some people just can’t resist temptation. (ooooo tempting)
There are good reasons to avoid saving files to the desktop. For one thing, it’s difficult to organize. Although you can sort files on the desktop by name or date, you can’t group them by a second criterion. And it can easily become overwhelmingly crowded in a way that a groupable, searchable folder cannot.
And you almost always have application windows in front of it, blocking some of your files. True, there are ways to hide or minimize all of those windows, but that adds another layer of hassle.
Most important of all, files on the desktop are not as well protected as files in libraries like My Documents and My Pictures. For instance, if you use System Restore to return Windows to its state as of last Wednesday, the feature will remove any files added to the desktop since that date. The files in My Documents will be left untouched.
chuck them files into your documents folder better yet on your one drive or various cloud backups personally I don't think you can beat a physical external backup even if its just a flash drive.
