ChuckTSI Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I have looked for a topic that would similarly describe / resolve my problem. Either I am blind or the topic doesn't exist yet. The issue really starts to happen mostly on folders with large amounts of files within them. After about 600+ files, the folder (share) takes up to 30 seconds to open in Windows Explorer. Example: As a photographer and with memory cards being 32 and 64 gig now. One folder can contain up to 2000 files or more. Assume my directory structure is like so: 2014-10-28 - Melissa (Boudoir) Card 1 -> Contains 800 files Card 2 -> Contains 1200 files Card 3 -> Contains 1100 files If I open Card 1, it takes about 15 seconds to list / open. Then if I go back and select Card 2. It takes around 20 to 30 seconds. If I go back, then back into Card 2, it's instant. Some folders contain over 5000 files. That is an insane wait time. Any suggestions other than having to break down the folders even more? Not sure cache pressure is the issue. This happens in Windows and even when another linux machine mounts the share. Within UnRaid shell, instant. Thanks and sorry if this has been covered before. Quote Link to comment
sureguy Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Are you running cache dirs? It sounds like you're waiting for drives to spin up. Quote Link to comment
ChuckTSI Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 The Photos drive currently resides only on 1 disk. I tested and I can go back into a folder I had gone in before without wait. (how many times I can load new directories before the old ones I went into will (or if they will) slow down, unknown. I will check out the cache_dirs. Seems about right. Thank you. Quote Link to comment
itimpi Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 What view mode do you have Windows Explorer set to? It is possible Windows is trying to generate thumbnails for the files which would slow things down considerably. To get fastest response you want to be in 'List' mode. Quote Link to comment
ChuckTSI Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 It was list mode. Installed cache_dir package and everything massive improvement. 2 seconds or less. Thank you Quote Link to comment
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