Does having unnecessary files on your web server reduce the speed of your web site?

By admin December 12th, 2010

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TheCuriousOne asked:


If I have unnecessary files on my web server that are not linked to by my web sites’ markup, will it affect its speed?

Babbie

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2 Responses to “Does having unnecessary files on your web server reduce the speed of your web site?”

  1. Hugh Says:
    December 15th, 2010 at 11:27 am

    For backup of many files being served will affect the speed.
    The speed.

  2. Anthony - LetUsDesignIt Says:
    December 18th, 2010 at 7:21 am

    They won’t affect your web servers speed at all. They will however take from your quota of available disk space.

    Hope this helps. Good luck

    Anthony
    Lead Developer and Programmer