Nautilus File Manager slows down the system after new installation of ubuntu
After a new system installation, Ubuntu One starts automatically and seems to try to sync your complete home directory. This slows down the Nautilus File Manager extremely. To prevent this, uncheck Ubuntu One from your start programs and restart the system.
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