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(DIR) Post #AVktxW5Qqchq5pWFmK by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-05-17T19:21:28Z
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I know 15 years ago it would slow down your computer to have too many files on the desktop, but can anyone tell me if it still matters today on a Mac?(My Googling would suggest no, but I'm not sure I trust the sources I've found.)
(DIR) Post #AVkuFZyP8UZLMMqSJs by pootriarch@sfba.social
2023-05-17T19:24:49Z
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@grammargirl doesn't slow down the computer, but does slow down your brain. unless you're the type who knows where everything is in every pile
(DIR) Post #AVkuL3jFvsTR5qN9ua by airadam@mastodon.me.uk
2023-05-17T19:25:49Z
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@grammargirl Apparently not as much as it used to, but as a matter of good housekeeping it's best to avoid it if you can!
(DIR) Post #AVkuPoUvzLIlIqwO2q by kctipton@mas.to
2023-05-17T19:26:38Z
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@grammargirl being an email hoarder can probably still be an issue, but desktop files? How many are we talking about? Just put 'em in folders - on the desktop.
(DIR) Post #AVkuSy9QYSYe6uNyjY by abdalian@lingo.lol
2023-05-17T19:27:13Z
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@grammargirl it shouldn’t make much of a difference, but it will make at least a little difference, especially when you’re logging in after a restart. Plus a clean desktop is soothing (he says, as he glances at his chaotic desktop).
(DIR) Post #AVkucsKJ465WwSCKw4 by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-05-17T19:28:59Z
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@kctipton I'm not sure. Maybe 100? Folders seem like a good middle ground.
(DIR) Post #AVkueCgoqCoqO1MTPU by JanisKay@mastodon.social
2023-05-17T19:29:18Z
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@grammargirl @rosenz MacMost site is great place for answers. Found this for you https://macmost.com/forum/does-having-icons-on-the-main-screen-of-my-laptop-slow-the-computer-down.html
(DIR) Post #AVkuhBHMXfNcsdsFuq by JanisKay@mastodon.social
2023-05-17T19:29:48Z
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@grammargirl @rosenz ‘s MacMost site is great place for answers. Found this for you https://macmost.com/forum/does-having-icons-on-the-main-screen-of-my-laptop-slow-the-computer-down.html
(DIR) Post #AVkulwzt4LHO29yTlw by JanisKay@mastodon.social
2023-05-17T19:30:42Z
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@grammargirl @rosenz ‘s MacMost site is great place for answers. Found this for you. Old post but still applies. https://macmost.com/forum/does-having-icons-on-the-main-screen-of-my-laptop-slow-the-computer-down.html
(DIR) Post #AVkuq1nZ9ykg5D9iC0 by CStamp@mastodon.social
2023-05-17T19:31:19Z
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@grammargirl I have a lot of files on my DT and that has never been an issue. But, I have a lot of free space and RAM. You'll run into a problem if you get low on space. I also usually work on external HDs for larger projects, which regularly get backed up, just to help avoid problems.
(DIR) Post #AVkusepf0KHLiuOBaS by bioluminescently@disabled.social
2023-05-17T19:31:52Z
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@grammargirl I can't tell you for sure, but I do know that once you have more than can be displayed on one screen's worth of your desktop, it starts stacking and rearranging the icons in confusing ways, and that becomes a problem when you need to find things.
(DIR) Post #AVkutVme8GMLwuO1kO by flargh@mastodon.social
2023-05-17T19:32:01Z
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@grammargirl not with SSD-based Macs and improvements to the file system. I keep mine cluttered, but desktop stacks keeps them sorted by file type to make it easier for me.
(DIR) Post #AVkvl4J2VcxOMn4mAa by mckra1g@mastodon.social
2023-05-17T19:41:41Z
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@grammargirl I don't know, but boosted in case someone else does.*following
(DIR) Post #AVkwFga0lyI7l3c88G by sindarina@ngmx.com
2023-05-17T19:47:12Z
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@grammargirl @kctipton I have folders for major clients, a ‘Misc’ folder for things that are business relevant but not directly tied to a client, and a ‘Temp' folder that I chuck all other things into, like screenshots, GIFs, memes, etc.Makes it easier to keep the desktop organised, especially if you then also set it to sort by kind 🙂
(DIR) Post #AVkwOvD7kFRxk0JRVg by MichaelPorter@ottawa.place
2023-05-17T19:48:53Z
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@grammargirl My understanding (which could be wrong, I'm happy to be corrected) is that all those little button icons (like images with a preview for an icon) need to be drawn, and the more there are, the more resources are taken up. As a few people have said, modern computers have power to spare, so it might not be as noticeable. I solved the problem by using the Stacks view. At the same time, I created a huge "out of sight, out of mind" problem 🙄#Apple #Macintosh
(DIR) Post #AVkweH98TFvC7JlhSq by mbfrezon@mstdn.social
2023-05-17T19:51:40Z
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@grammargirl instead of having them on your desktop put folders in your dock or a couple folder aliases on the desktop that will let you easily navigate. Remember that you can organize terrifically within the finder window itself. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/organize-your-files-in-the-finder-mchlp2605/macUsed to see desktops that were underwater in files, sometimes unseeable, sometimes hyper-organized in folders in folders etc (once arranged by color...) and a)why? B) desks have drawers for a reason.
(DIR) Post #AVkxEP2AcdJp0Njlb6 by MHowell@mas.to
2023-05-17T19:58:09Z
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@grammargirl Suggestion: Use network folders and make shortcuts of them on the desktop (right click on the folder icon and it should be an option). It keeps things organized, and your folders are also backed up, so you are less likely to lose things in the event of a shutdown.
(DIR) Post #AVkyLswRvMTrkAC1mS by bobdel@home.social
2023-05-17T20:10:46Z
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@grammargirl right click or control click on the desktop itself (the image) and pick Use Stacks from the resulting menu. Reverse to go back. Like? Then read Use desktop stacks on a Mac by searching on that phrase in the Help menu. Let the Mac organize files and tweak the stacks preferences, all of which are in that original menu.
(DIR) Post #AVkyw4fLoM9IWxS3fs by alysondecker@mstdn.social
2023-05-17T20:17:19Z
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@grammargirl not that I’m aware of.
(DIR) Post #AVl6EjoyEeZl3wnWZE by SergKoren@writing.exchange
2023-05-17T21:39:06Z
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@grammargirl Nope. It’s a different file system than in the olden times. Also, the processors are more powerful. If it slows down, there’s a bug.
(DIR) Post #AVl6Mb1CqajK4vGfke by sammogh@mstdn.social
2023-05-17T21:40:32Z
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@grammargirl to your computer, your “Desktop” is just another folder in its file system. So it takes up no more resources for you to store them there than anywhere else. What eats up resources and slows things down is the number of concurrently running programs, but in modern Macs even that is no longer as straightforward—The operating system now silently puts apps to sleep when they are idle a long time. This is a “hibernation” state from which they then wake instantaneously.
(DIR) Post #AVl6uXrl4evW9C2Llw by Aaron@social.aaroncrocco.com
2023-05-17T21:46:40Z
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@grammargirl Not at all.
(DIR) Post #AVlDWnLeYks6tSds8G by Grimulon@mastodon.social
2023-05-17T23:00:49Z
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@grammargirl according to this, not unless you have hundreds of thousands. There’s some technical explanation about why it was true in old macs as well: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/439145/is-there-a-disadvantage-to-storing-files-on-the-desktop