How to Remove Your iDevice's Folders in 7 Seconds

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This guide will show you how to remove all your folders and place your apps in alphabetical order in about 6-7 seconds.

by Cerulean Apple

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Have you seen an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch in the Apple Store with pages of apps and decided you wanted your iDevice like that, too? This guide is for you!

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Note: If you cannot fully see the image, please press it to make it fullscreen. Tap it again to go back to the original size.

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Try taking 72 apps out of their folders quickly...

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Go to Settings.

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Go to General. Hint: Press the image to see it fully.

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Go to Reset. Hint: Press the image to see it fully.

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Press Home Screen Layout.

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Press Reset Home Screen.

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Tada! This is the original home screen for iOS 5.

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See, alphabetical order.

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Look at all these apps...

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I just love scrolling through all the pages.

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Done. I just gained five pages.

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From Iris Carpenter - This also restores icons on your iOS device that mysteriously disappear.

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You just learned how to remove folders, and put your apps into alphabetical order in under 10 seconds! I was able to do this in 6-7 seconds, with Settings freshly started (not in Multitasking Bar).

You're Done!

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