# Tip: Inkscape is very slow at startup

> After I reinstalled my machine my Inkscape was very slow to start. To solve this problem, you need to go to File/Open Preference Then delete the list and set the…

- Author: Jérôme Giacomini
- Language: en
- Canonical URL: [Tip: Inkscape is very slow at startup](https://jeromegiacomini.net/articles/2015/06/26/tip-inkscape-is-very-slow-at-startup)
- Published: 2015-06-26
- Last modified: 2026-09-05
- Topics: .NET

After I reinstalled my machine my Inkscape was very slow to start.

To solve this problem, you need to go to File/Open Preference

![pref](http://jeromegiacomini.net/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pref.png)

Then delete the list and set the maximum number of recent documents to 0.