r/DesktopDetective

16K archived posts · Oct 2011 – Apr 2025

Solve the mystery of the stranger's screen capture

r/DesktopDetective

Archived posts from r/DesktopDetective, Oct 2011 to Apr 2025.

Created Oct 21, 2011

20KMembers (last snapshot)

16KArchived posts

Submit a screen capture of your browser and/or desktop configuration (icons, operating system)...

Then, the community does their internet sleuthing and makes assumptions and conjectures about who, what, where, when, and why. Use your creepy stalking skills for a benign purpose!

Things to deduce:

Age
Gender
Current Location
Occupation
Social status
Fashion style
Tastes in music
Personality traits
Interest/hobbies

For a good thread, the submitter should participate in the discussion. (To receive messages after guesses, OP may post a comment in his/her thread and those making guesses can reply to that comment. If the OP doesn't reply, send him/her a message.)

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Guidelines:

Absolutely NO full names, emails, phone numbers or addresses.
If you don't see your post on the New page, click here.
Boring desktops that look like default settings won't be deleted but they do annoy the community. The more mess, the better.
Please be respectful and courteous.

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