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Can large amounts of files on desktop hinder the startup time?

Anonymous
2024-12-18T08:15:56+00:00

Hello,

my colleagues just got new computers and they large amount of files (28gb and 7gb) in their desktop folders. Older computers with Win11 (all of them have the Win11) seem to startup a bit slower. After the initial logon automatically starting programs, such as Teams, seem to start way slower than on the older computers.

After investigating this issue, can it be that the folders having the (28gb and 7gb) OneDrive-synced files are causing the delay in startup?

Thanks!

-Lars

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. DaveM121 890.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-12-18T09:52:58+00:00

    Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    Storing a large amount of data on the Desktop will cause problems in Windows including startup times, it is best to only store shortcuts and a couple of working files on the Desktop, all the other data should be stored in other folders like the Documents folder... etc. and then put a shortcut to that folder on the Desktop for easy access to the data.

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  2. DaveM121 890.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-12-19T07:09:32+00:00

    Glad to help!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-19T06:54:18+00:00

    Ok thanks! I Think I will ask my colleagues to set the desktop files to online-mode, so that the files would be only in the OneDrive's cloud

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