Quirky Desktop Issue

Hi Everyone,
I'm new to Macs and so far I don't have enough good things to say about them. I'm very glad I switched from a PC, but I'm having a little problem and I have no idea how to go about correcting it.
Whenever I drag files from a folder to my desktop, the files winds up on the very upper left hand corner of the desktop. I can only see the lower right hand corner of the icon and have to drag it from the corner to where I want it on the desktop.
I searched online, but haven't come up with an answer yet. Does anyone have any ideas of how I can fix this?
Thanks!
Jessica

Hi jelihi and welcome to Apple Forums!
This does not sound like too big an issue, but if you frequently drag things to your desktop I suppose it would be. How to resolve it:
1. Right-click on the desktop.
2. From that menu, click "Show View Options".
3. From there, you can change the settings of how your Mac acts when you drag something to the desktop.
Hopefully soon you will have many good things to say about your new Mac, as over time you'll find it's much better than a PC.
Please give me a star if this helps! Thank you.

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