Desktop Icon Backup Manager is a lightweight, open-source utility designed to save and restore the positions of desktop icons.
It is particularly useful for users who frequently change screen resolutions (e.g., gamers or developers) or use
multiple monitor setups, preventing Windows from scrambling the icon layout after a display change.
Website: https://github.com/mapi68/desktop-icon-backup-manager
Download: https://github.com/mapi68/desktop-icon-backup-manager/releases
License: MIT License (Open Source)
System Requirements: Windows 7 or higher (fully compatible with Windows 11)
Portability:
- Settings: The application saves its configuration and icon backups in a .json file within the same folder as the executable.
- Stealth: Yes. It does not write to the Windows Registry or the user's AppData folder.
- How to extract: Download the latest release ZIP, extract to a folder of your choice, and run DesktopIconBackupManager.exe.
- Simple and intuitive user interface.
- Instant backup of current desktop layout.
- One-click restoration of icon positions.
- Fully self-contained: all data is stored in the local directory.
- Lightweight footprint.
Main interface showing the activity log and three main action buttons
Backup Manager window with list of saved backups and layout preview
Confirmation dialog before restoring a backup
Desktop Icon Backup Manager featuring dark mode and Italian support
Detailed view of the comparison interface
