I suppose this is a stupid question, but here goes.

My desktop is nearly full, mostly with zipped files I've d/l, the programmes have been installed, can I safely remove the desktop files to give me more room for any other progs I may want to d/l, if so this will save me having to alter the settings to make things smaller.

I ask because when I go to delete a message comes up along the lines that the prog might not work if I remove it.

cheers,
sir henry.