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#1
11-14-2008, 11:10 AM
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Do Desktop Icons Hinder Performance?
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11-14-2008, 11:13 AM
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My husband says it does, but I think he just doesn't want the clutter. I save a lot of my files on my desktop (temporarily) until I figure out later which folders I want them to go to.
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11-14-2008, 11:31 AM
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I was told a long time ago that they do hinder boot up but not overall performance. That was by the IT guy fixing one of my families computers because he saw my dads 8 million icons. I always figured that was true
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11-14-2008, 12:26 PM
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Doesn't seem like they would do anything to be honest with you. I just use RocketDock anyways, eliminates any possible problem.
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11-14-2008, 12:29 PM
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I don't see why shortcut icons would slow your cpu other than a little at startup. I've never had more than 15-20 since I hate shortcut icons but still doubt it affects your processor that much.
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11-14-2008, 01:19 PM
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I think that they do hinder boot up but not overall performance.
However any icon or icons next to the clock are running tasks/programs and that will slow down your computer alot |
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11-14-2008, 01:36 PM
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I can't see how desktop icons could affect a computers performance other than at start-up.
The Desktop is not that unique, in reality its just a folder with a background picture! Any performance issues would be insignificantly small. You can see the changes from within task manager as you click through folders. |
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11-14-2008, 01:41 PM
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Quote:
 And the reason I ask is because I have about 300 desktop icons.. 
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11-14-2008, 01:42 PM
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Really i didn't know that and how do you do that ???
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11-14-2008, 04:50 PM
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I despise desktop icons and clear them all out except the trash can. I like seeing my wallpaper but that's just me and my obsessive need to keep things tidy
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