System Maintenance: Clean Desktop - Clean Performa

[Capper]

This article is one in a series of articles on Basic System Maintenance. In these articles, HL not only covers what to maintain, but why and how.


Henry David Thoreau once wrote, “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail.” It’s advice that can not only make you feel better, but actually improve the performance of your system.


Now, the Manta is known for some of his award winning dis-organizational habits. One of them is the big no-no of using the computer desktop as a work and testing space.

System Maintenance: Clean Desktop - Clean Performance

[qazwsx]

that was a nice artical. I didnt know that clearing up the desktop would cut boot times so much. Also did you know wheres waldo's called wheres wally in the uk? just though I'd add that in

[MantaBase]

Originally Posted by qazwsx

that was a nice artical. I didnt know that clearing up the desktop would cut boot times so much. Also did you konw wheres waldo's called wheres wally in the uk? just though I'd add that in

No I didn't know about "Wally"

Yeah...desktop being dirty can make a noticeable difference in performance. Though, most of it is reflected in boot times. The less memory you have, the worse the effect.

[halutzparilla]

yup i've noticed this long time during my first P3 desktop... so ever since then i keep only less than ten icons of the most important files...

[Yellowhello]

Haha, I could use this guide!! (And I did)