I store my data on a separate disk. When I want to chase something and
use explorer
I store my data on a separate disk. When I want to chase something and
use explorer to drill down through directory structure the i/o is
crazy - like 10-15 seconds or more.
Is there some way to log/keep a disk's structure in memory?
Yes, but its not something you can do as user. The OS should
do it itself. Maybe more memory or an "optimize disk IO for speed"
setting will help, but basically its an OS shortcomming.
Arno
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Yes, but its not something you can do as user.
The OS should do it itself.
Maybe more memory or an "optimize disk IO for speed"
setting will help, but basically its an OS shortcomming.
Arno wrote
Yes it is.
The user has control over how much of that happens.
Wrong.
In which case, please explain how
Why is this wrong?
Windows can be slow at times which can be considered a short comming.
External drives set for quick removal can also be slow. If the
machine has only 256MB or RAM, more memory will probably help. If it
has 2GB of RAM, then probably not
If what you are saying is correct, it would be help to all readers of
the newsgroup if you could give a bit more info.
There's various settings that affect the amount of caching of the directory structures the OS does.
Because it is. Novel concept I realise.
Its too messy to bother with. Arno is just plain wrong tho, the config onthat is changeable.
It would be nice if you could explain how - or at least give a pointer
to how you might do it. Others can then agree or disagree with you,
or maybe come up with a different solution.
Michael
Jim Jones said:There's various settings that affect the amount of caching of the directory structures the OS does.
Because it is. Novel concept I realise.
Its too messy to bother with. Arno is just plain wrong tho, the config on that is changeable.
It would be nice if you could explain how - or at least give a pointer
to how you might do it. Others can then agree or disagree with you,
or maybe come up with a different solution.
I'm living with the problem every day. I'm happy to get messy. Can you
point me to an expanation please?
More info would help.
NTFS for FAT32? Number of file/folders per folder.
If in Thumbnail view, what type of files?
Try a "dir/s" from command prompt and see if there are any delays (read retries?).
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Nope, I didn't bother to document it when I was playing with it.
You'll have to research it for yourself.
As Jim does not want to be helpful, the only I can think of is there
is an option within Control Panel / System /Advanced / Advanced to
optimise for best performance of system cache. However, this is
not messy, so probably not his secret solution he cannot remember.
I have never tried this option, so mhave no idea how well it works, or if it will help you
Arno said:"I have a fascinating solution that proves all others here wrong, but
I cannot be botherd to give it"?
Talk about being a fake....
Franc said:"Jim Jones" uses the same version of OE as Rod Speed. Draw your own
conclusions ...
- Franc Zabkar