I was using separate folders mode.
So, I just tried using shared folders mode, did some experiments and had some interesting results...
Experiment 1 - shared mode, unplug monitor while icons are on laptop screen.
1. plug in my external monitor..everything seems to be fine.
2. With icons on my laptop screen, I unplug my external monitor
3. Now all my icons are gone. can't see any of them on any desktop.
Experiment 2 - shared mode, unplug monitor while icons on external screen to left of laptop
1. plug in my external monitor..everything seems to be fine.
2. With icons on my EXTERNAL screen, I unplug my external monitor
3. Now all my icons on my laptop screen, in the positions they had been at on my external screen.
If I set it to "Auto Arrange Icons"
Experiment 3 - shared mode, auto-arrange icons
1. I plug in the external monitor
2. all my icons then auto-move to my external monitor, but in the positions they were in on my laptop monitor before.
3. If I then switch to a different desktop and back, they move to the upper-leftmost corner of my external monitor.
4. When I unplug my external monitor all the icons move to the upper-left most corner of my laptop.
Experiment 4 - shared mode, auto-arrange icons, trying to manually move icons to laptop screen
1. I plug in the external monitor
2. all my icons then auto-move to my external monitor, but in the positions they were in on my laptop monitor before.
3. If I then switch to a different desktop and back, they move to the upper-leftmost corner of my external monitor.
4. I drag the icons over to the right, onto my laptop monitor
5. When I unplug my external monitor..All the icons are gone!
seems like quite a puzzle!
I was using separate folders mode.
So, I just tried using shared folders mode, did some experiments and had some interesting results...
Experiment 1 - shared mode, unplug monitor while icons are on laptop screen.
1. plug in my external monitor..everything seems to be fine.
2. With icons on my laptop screen, I unplug my external monitor
3. Now all my icons are gone. can't see any of them on any desktop.
Experiment 2 - shared mode, unplug monitor while icons on external screen to left of laptop
1. plug in my external monitor..everything seems to be fine.
2. With icons on my EXTERNAL screen, I unplug my external monitor
3. Now all my icons on my laptop screen, in the positions they had been at on my external screen.
If I set it to "Auto Arrange Icons"
Experiment 3 - shared mode, auto-arrange icons
1. I plug in the external monitor
2. all my icons then auto-move to my external monitor, but in the positions they were in on my laptop monitor before.
3. If I then switch to a different desktop and back, they move to the upper-leftmost corner of my external monitor.
4. When I unplug my external monitor all the icons move to the upper-left most corner of my laptop.
Experiment 4 - shared mode, auto-arrange icons, trying to manually move icons to laptop screen
1. I plug in the external monitor
2. all my icons then auto-move to my external monitor, but in the positions they were in on my laptop monitor before.
3. If I then switch to a different desktop and back, they move to the upper-leftmost corner of my external monitor.
4. I drag the icons over to the right, onto my laptop monitor
5. When I unplug my external monitor..All the icons are gone!
seems like quite a puzzle! :?: