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<blockquote data-quote="andymac2210" data-source="post: 1236430" data-attributes="member: 189082"><p><a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_icons_on_your_desktop_slow_your_computer_down" target="_blank">Answers.com - Do icons on your desktop slow your computer down</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101228044252AABmGWX" target="_blank">Do desktop icons slow down laptop? - Yahoo! Answers</a></p><p><a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090929215401AAZ3jwN" target="_blank">Does a lot of things in my unused desktop slow my comp.down? - Yahoo! Answers</a></p><p><a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100324104900AAiMrpf" target="_blank">Will a lot of Desktop icons slow down my computer? - Yahoo! Answers</a></p><p></p><p>The general consensus is that it doesn't, not unless you're on a very old computer.</p><p></p><p>The point is the OP won't be getting slowdowns because of it, the dashboard likely uses more memory, even with the default icons.</p><p></p><p>This single safari window I'm typing in now uses more CPU/memory.</p><p></p><p>So the idea that a cluttered desktop is crippling a new quad core iMac is absurd.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="andymac2210, post: 1236430, member: 189082"] [url=http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_icons_on_your_desktop_slow_your_computer_down]Answers.com - Do icons on your desktop slow your computer down[/url] [url=http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101228044252AABmGWX]Do desktop icons slow down laptop? - Yahoo! Answers[/url] [url=http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090929215401AAZ3jwN]Does a lot of things in my unused desktop slow my comp.down? - Yahoo! Answers[/url] [url=http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100324104900AAiMrpf]Will a lot of Desktop icons slow down my computer? - Yahoo! Answers[/url] The general consensus is that it doesn't, not unless you're on a very old computer. The point is the OP won't be getting slowdowns because of it, the dashboard likely uses more memory, even with the default icons. This single safari window I'm typing in now uses more CPU/memory. So the idea that a cluttered desktop is crippling a new quad core iMac is absurd. [/QUOTE]
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