DesktopClean Novell Cool Solutions: Cool Tool In Brief Scans local desktop, moves files to a specified network path, then creates shortcuts to moved files on desktop. Vitals Product Categories: # Open Enterprise Server # ZENworks Functional Categories: # Backup/Restore # Cleanup Posted: 23 Sep 2005 File Size: 485KB License: Free Download: /coolsolutions/tools/downloads/desktop_clean.exe Publisher: Bryan Keadle Disclaimer Please read the note from our friends in legal before using this file. Details We have found that many of our desktop users (dispite our warnings) continue to place files/folder on their desktop instead of shortcuts *to* those files/folders. We explain that files stored on their local computer are not backed up...and anything that is important should be saved to the network (which is backed up nightly). Additionally, for people that have roaming profiles, "carrying around" their desktop files makes for large profiles and thus slowing down their login/logout times. To help remedy this situation, I wrote this utility, DesktopClean.exe, that will scan the local desktop folders (the user's profile and the All Users profile), and *MOVE* any non-shortcut files ( *.lnk, *.nal, *.pif, *.txt ) to a specified network path, then create shortcuts to those moved files onto their desktop. If files were found to be moved, an additional shortcut will be created on the desktop ...which will prompt them with this "reminder": This can be manually run as needed, or launched during the login process. SYNTAX: DesktopClean (Network_Path) EG: DesktopClean "H:\Moved from Desktop"