Once you activate Stacks, it will group the images, PDFs, screenshots and other kinds of files on your Desktop into single icons that look resemble flat, overlaid files. Clicking on a Stack expands its contents, but you can also scroll up and down on a stack to see its contents. MORE: macOS Mojave Preview Here’s how to use Stacks to clean your messy desktop. For example, let’s start with mine:

  1. From the desktop, click View.
  2. Select Use Stacks.
  3. That messy screen is now clean! 
  4. Clicking on a stack reveals its contents. Click the empty stack to hide them.
  5. To change how Stacks works, click View.
  6. Under Group Stacks By, select a sorting option.
  7. Scroll up and down on a Stack to browse the images inside, so you can find and open select images. Congrats, you’re a Stack master!

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