Can't move folders, external hard drives, etc. on my desktop

I intended to click command shift 4 to take a screenshot but messed up and did something that caused my folders, hard drive icons, etc. to move to the right side of my monitor all lined up from top to bottom in a few rows. I couldn't move them they 'snapped back'. After searching and searching "can't move folders on desktop mac" and finding all sorts of suggestions that didn't really apply to my issue or work I finally found a suggestion to click command and right click the desktop and uncheck Use Stacks. I did that and it worked. Back to normal, rearranged things the way I like them. Thought I'd post this in hopes it is easier to find and helps someone out.