How can I get rid of short cuts but keep the file?

if the shortcut is on your desktop just right click and delete, it will not affect the program

Deleting shortcut from your desktop o somewhere else will not delete the file permanently; it will remain in the system. Until and unless you uninstall the file, application from the system.

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simply delete the shorcut, that's all.....