Method and device for folder management by controlling arrangements of icons

A terminal device, comprising:

• a display screen, a processor, and a storage medium, wherein the processor is configured to read computer-executable code in the storage medium, so as to cause the display screen to:
• display a folder icon on the display screen, the folder icon comprising a set of icons of at least two applications, and the set of icons of the at least two applications is displayed in the folder icon as a thumbnail icon, and, in the thumbnail icon, each of the set of icons is displayed in a shrunk size, and the folder icon further comprising an enlarged first icon associated with a first application, wherein the enlarged first icon is displayed adjacent to the thumbnail icon, and a size of the enlarged first icon is a same size as the thumbnail icon, and wherein the folder icon comprises the thumbnail icon and the enlarged first icon within one boundary of the folder icon;
• and
• display an enlarged second icon associated with a second application of the at least two applications, wherein a size of the enlarged second icon is a same size as the thumbnail icon, and the second application is determined according to historical usage.