Difference between Fences and Tiles?.

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Sorry if this seems to be a dumb question, but what is the difference between the 2 programs?.  From what I see they basically do the same thing, only one keeps the icons on the desktop where the other has them running down the side (or wherever you decide to dock them).  Is there any preference for one over the other.  I run Tiles, but as asked is one better than the other, or is it really only ones preference as to which one to use.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top


is it really only ones preference as to which one to use.
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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Fences can have portals, I don't think Tiles does that.

Fences can hide/show all your icons quickly, I don't think Tiles does that.

Fences has pages, I don't think Tiles does.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Tiles can be hidden when not in use (not sure if that's the same thing as what fences does), isn't the separate tiles pages (where you slide them from left to right or vice versa) the same thing.  So I'm sort of guessing that it's what neone6 says that it is really only one personal preference.  I was asking because I really wanted to find out the differences and more importantly which one was actually the best one to use.

 

 

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I prefer Fences. Never use Tiles, it just never did it for me.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Tiles is more for managing your running applications. Fences is basically organizing your desktop icons into separate Fences.