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aidricksdad

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Dec 29, 2008
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i just got my first mac and been messing with it...i noticed that after i added a couple of widgets(i think i have 6 or seven total) it used a lot of ram like 900mb.....also i takes like 5 seconds to load them up...can i just kill dashboard and have it never load or running as to free up that ram?
 
I don't use the dashboard either. To disable it type this into the terminal..

defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES

... and then press the return key. Then..

killall Dock

... to relaunch the dock
 
Well it is pretty idiotic that you would complain about the resources Dashboard uses when it's just because you loaded a bunch of Widgets.

let me start over forget that i put widgets on and already took em off or anything ive said.


i know how to kiil the dashboard now....do i have to do on restart? or does it stay off? in fact if i never hit the button after a restart does it even start?
or have i asked too many questions in an idiotic manner? if i knew it all like SOME OTHER people on here then why are they on here? think about it?????????????

ps i was asking a question not complaining For A Go
 
let me start over forget that i put widgets on and already took em off or anything ive said.


i know how to kiil the dashboard now....do i have to do on restart? or does it stay off? in fact if i never hit the button after a restart does it even start?
or have i asked too many questions in an idiotic manner? if i knew it all like SOME OTHER people on here then why are they on here? think about it?????????????

ps i was asking a question not complaining For A Go

No, it's like that forever. When you press the dashboard key on the keyboard nothing will happen.

To turn the dashboard back on you input the same text into the terminal but change the boolean part to No
 
THANX A LOT!!!!!!! I THINK ILL JUST TURN THE COMPUTER OFF...IT WONT USE ANY RAM THEN!!!

Not using dashboard and disabling dashboard are exactly the same in effect and in resource usage. My suggestion was simpler and easier, but if you like doing things the harder way for no benefit, carry on.
 
Not using dashboard and disabling dashboard are exactly the same in effect and in resource usage. My suggestion was simpler and easier, but if you like doing things the harder way for no benefit, carry on.

yeah thanx i already know everything about everything thats why i asked
 
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