Easier in Mojave

If you use your desktop as a dumping ground for files, you may often end up looking at a hideous mess — and standard view options in Finder can only do so much. But with macOS Mojave, you can wrench order from chaos by using Desktop Stacks (Ctrl–click on the desktop and choose Use Stacks).

Stacks automatically sort whatever’s on your desktop by kind, date, or tag. Also, you can scrub through items, or click a stack to see what’s lurking within. Zero–effort tidying!