Desktop Backgrounds

[Mrs. Muddled]

How does one delete all the "stuff" that has been used as desktop backgrounds?

[TCH-Andy]

These are usually in your "Windows\Web\Wallpaper" directory, so you can delete them from there in file manager (assuming you mean all the background bitmaps and jpg files.

[Mrs. Muddled]

These are usually in your "Windows\Web\Wallpaper" directory, so you can delete them from there in file manager (assuming you mean all the background bitmaps and jpg files.

The ones I see in that file are the ones that came with the computer. I'm wondering where all the photos/artwork etc that I grab off the net to use as my desktop background - or from MY PICTURES are stored. They appear in the list and I don't use most of them anymore.

[Samrc]

If you are visiting web pages and right clicking on an image, choosing the option"SET AS BACKGROUND" that image is stored only temporaily. The next time you choose set as background, your image is replaced. No space on your computer is wasted for this.

 

As to other images you have used as a desktop, your images could be stored ANYWHERE on your computer. Most people store images in MY PICTURES folder and access them through the desktop properties interface using the BROWSE button. Windows would make a shortcut to the image you chose to display. If the images are stored in the Windows\Web\Wallpaper directory, you can remove them and they may be taken off the list. If you have other images listed that exist in other areas of the computer, don't know of anyway to clear the names from the list.

 

2 things you might try, no promises:

1) in the Desktop properties, use SAVE AS to save your current settings as theme1. Now change the theme to something that Windows offers (like Windows XP), apply it and say ok. Then come back into the desktop properties and choose your own theme again, apply it and say ok. When you look at the properties, is the list pruned to only the ones available in the wallpaper directory? Worked for me.

 

2) You might try clearing your recently used documents list since you are doing a full clean up.

[Mrs. Muddled]

Done. Thank you Sam.

[Samrc]