Cleaning method and terminal

The invention relates to a cleaning method and a terminal. The method includes the steps of receiving running signals of clients; according to the running signals, judging whether or not the clients exist in a cleaning list; if yes, moving desktop icons corresponding to the clients into an application drawer interface; if not, reserving the desktop icons corresponding to the clients at preset positions of a user interface. The cleaning method and the terminal can make users quickly understand which clients are run by the terminal, and improve the user experience. 本申请涉及种清理方法及终端，包括：接收客户端的运行信号；根据运行信号判断客户端是否存在清理列表中；若是，则将客户端对应的桌面图标移动至应用抽屉界面中；若否，则将客户端对应的桌面图标保留在用户界面的预设位置上。本申请提供的清理方法及终端，能够使得用户快速了解到终端运行了哪些客户端，提升用户体验。