By using iTop’s boxes, you create "digital boundaries." A file inside a colored box is perceived by the brain as "contained" and "controlled." This significantly reduces the cognitive load required to start working. You no longer waste mental energy searching; you use that energy for deep thinking.
Leo was a freelance architect whose digital workspace was usually a disaster of overlapping windows and buried files. That changed the morning he discovered iTop Easy Desktop
"I accidentally deleted a file from a box." Fix: iTop uses the Windows Recycle Bin. Simply open the Recycle Bin and restore it. However, if you use "Secure Delete" (Shift+Del), it is gone forever. Never use Secure Delete on files you haven't backed up.