desktop and memory

[Joel]

I have a user that is loading video files in a folder under their desktop

(ie. desktop\video files). Does windows load everything in the desktop

folder and subfolders into memory on bootup? Or is it just the "desktop"

folder itself that needs to stay "lean".



Thanks.

 

[John John - MVP]

Joel wrote:

> I have a user that is loading video files in a folder under their desktop

> (ie. desktop\video files). Does windows load everything in the desktop

> folder and subfolders into memory on bootup?



No.



> Or is it just the "desktop"

> folder itself that needs to stay "lean".



Other than having icons on the desktop it doesn't really make any

difference as to what you store in folders on the desktop.



John

 

[db]

it is my firm belief that

the desktop should stay

lean and have only shortcuts.



if programs or music files

get stored into the desktop

folder,



then perhaps the exe of the

music player is also located

in the desktop folder



and maybe the downloaded

music are defaulted to the

desktop.



I suggest to move them

to a music folder and

create a short cut to

them.



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"Joel" wrote in message news:eyakuYB0KHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> I have a user that is loading video files in a folder under their desktop

> (ie. desktop\video files). Does windows load everything in the desktop

> folder and subfolders into memory on bootup? Or is it just the "desktop"

> folder itself that needs to stay "lean".

>

> Thanks.

>

>

 

[VanguardLH]

Joel wrote:



> I have a user that is loading video files in a folder under their desktop

> (ie. desktop\video files). Does windows load everything in the desktop

> folder and subfolders into memory on bootup? Or is it just the "desktop"

> folder itself that needs to stay "lean".

>

> Thanks.



The desktop is just a representation of what you put under your

%userprofile%\Desktop folder. It's a folder. It can store files. It can

have subfolders. There is no more limitations to the Desktop folder than

for other folders under whatever file system you are using. Obviously

you'll run out of screen realestate when adding files or shortcuts to your

desktop than what the Desktop folder can hold.