Desktop moving icons??

Sometimes my desktop icons and folders move, I have about 100 of them on there. The worst one is the Macintosh HD. It moves from the upper right hand corner where it should be to the middle of the desktop. Would anyone have any idea why this happens?? I like things orderly on the desktop.
Thanks,
Margit in Minnesota

Hi Margit!
Positioning Desktop icons, too close to the edge of the screen, will cause them to reposition themselves on restart.
Positioning them too close to each other, will cause this as well, as eww posted.
Depending on how many you have displayed, and the size of your screen, the Size of the icons, as well as the Text size & Label position can also factor in. Experiment with these settings.
My Desktop icons do not reposition themselves, and this is how I have my Desktop View Options set.
Icon size: 32 x 32
Text size: 12 pt
Label position: Bottom
I have none of the following options selected.
Snap to grid
Show item info
Show icon preview
Keep arranged by
A different configuration may work for you. Experiment with the options until you find something suitable.
Click on an open area of your Desktop.
From the Finder's Toolbar, position your cursor over "View" and pull down to "Show View Options", and click. Or use the Command + J keys.
Actually, I have very few icons on the Desktop. I have created a folder titled My Stuff, that I drop everything into.
I have an Alias of that in the Dock, from which I can navigate to any item I want to open.
ali b

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