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National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day

Timeanddate and observance references use the third Monday in October and attribute the observance to the Personal Computer Museum in 2010.

Date / ruleThird Monday in October
ScopeUnited States / informal digital-organization awareness observance
VerificationCalendar Rule Verified
PortabilityRule Based Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-11
Target-year policyCalculate Rule
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Authority summary

What is National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day?

Timeanddate and observance references use the third Monday in October and attribute the observance to the Personal Computer Museum in 2010.

Date and recurrence

Third Monday in October

This observance follows a reusable calendar rule rather than one fixed Gregorian date. The actual date can move from year to year. Rule: Third Monday in October.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / informal digital-organization awareness observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day, National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day

Classification

Topic and context

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Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Provenance

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  1. Timeanddate — National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop DayCalendar Reference
  2. Days Of The Year — Clean Your Virtual Desktop DayCalendar Corroboration
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day?

Third Monday in October The stored recurrence guidance is: Third Monday in October..

Does National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day fall on the same date every year?

It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.

Is National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / informal digital-organization awareness observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day?

The stored designation basis is: Timeanddate and observance references use the third Monday in October and attribute the observance to the Personal Computer Museum in 2010.. Supporting provenance includes Timeanddate — National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / informal digital-organization awareness observance.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-11.

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