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 =====Icon Location Backup===== =====Icon Location Backup=====
 +[[https://github.com/Archer4499/Desktop-Icon-Loc-Backup|Desktop Icon Loc Backup]] backs up desktop icon locations to RB1.reg and RB2.reg in the same folder as this batch file, allowing you to restore their position if needed.
  
-Backs up desktop icon locations to RB1.reg and RB2.reg in the same dir as this batch file +====Setup==== 
- +  * Download [[https://github.com/Archer4499/Desktop-Icon-Loc-Backup/raw/master/Desktop%20Icon%20Loc%20Backup.bat|Desktop Icon Loc Backup.bat]] and move to ''%USERPROFILE%\Documents\IconLocBackup'' 
-Download file and place in its own folder and add a shortcut to it in the startup folder ''%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup'' +  * Right-click the file > ''Send to'' > [[win:sendto_startup|Startup]] (Create a shortcut in the startup folder ''%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup'') 
- +  * Optionally, Right-Click the startup shortcut > ''Properties'' > ''Run'' > ''Minimised'' to hide the cmd window when it runs
-<code batch Desktop Icon Backup.bat> +
-@echo off +
-rem Backs up desktop icon locations to RB1.reg and RB2.reg in the same dir as this batch file +
-rem automatically replacing the older .reg file with the current locations if they have changed +
-rem Icon locations are only updated in the registry when explorer.exe closes gracefully +
-rem To close explorer manually you can ctrl+shift+right-click the taskbar and click exit explorer +
-rem Or restart it in the task manager +
- +
-rem Works well running on startup, just create a shortcut to this file in the startup folder +
- +
-rem To recover: +
-rem     Open the wanted .reg file, likely the older one if the computer has restarted since the unwanted location change +
-rem     Don't yet respond to the confirmation dialogue. Don't worry if you already did, just open the .reg file again +
-rem     Close explorer manually: ctrl+shift+right-click the taskbar and click exit explorer +
-rem     Now click yes on the .reg file confirmation +
-rem     ctrl+shift+esc to open the task manager then "File>Run new task" +
-rem     Type "explorer.exe" into the run window and click ok +
-rem The icon locations should now be recovered +
- +
-rem Tested on Win 10 +
- +
-setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION +
- +
-set _File1="%~dp0RB1.reg" +
-set _File2="%~dp0RB2.reg" +
-set _Curr="%~dp0curr.reg" +
- +
-rem Get the current, as of last explorer restart, state of the icon locations +
-reg EXPORT HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop !_Curr! /Y>Nul +
-rem Create file 1/file 2 if needed +
-if not exist !_File1! copy /V !_Curr! !_File1! +
-if not exist !_File2! copy /V !_Curr! !_File2! +
- +
-rem Compares the age of the .reg files +
-for /F "Delims=" %%I In ('xcopy /DHYL !_File1! !_File2! ^|findstr /I "File"') Do set /a _Comp=%%I 2>Nul +
-if !_Comp! == 1 ( +
-    set _Newer=!_File1! +
-    set _Older=!_File2! +
-) else ( +
-    set _Newer=!_File2! +
-    set _Older=!_File1! +
-) +
- +
-rem Check whether the icon locations have changed since last running +
-fc !_Curr! !_Newer!>Nul +
-if !errorlevel! == 0 ( +
-    echo No change detected +
-) else if !errorlevel! == 1 ( +
-    echo Change detected, overwriting !_Older! +
-    copy /Y /V !_Curr! !_Older! +
-) else ( +
-    echo File error! +
-) +
- +
-timeout 10 +
-</code>+
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