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slow changing directories in explorer.exe 98
Running 98SE as I change directories while exploring the
deaper into sub directories I get the slower the system gets. When I double click on a folder it can take up to 30+ seconds to change to it even if it is empty. However If in MSWord or other programs I can browse directories as much as I want with no delay. |
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Read on and found a possible fix by Ryan on Aug 4.
However if anyone has anything else please reply Thanks -----Original Message----- Running 98SE as I change directories while exploring the deaper into sub directories I get the slower the system gets. When I double click on a folder it can take up to 30+ seconds to change to it even if it is empty. However If in MSWord or other programs I can browse directories as much as I want with no delay. . |
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Make a new folder on the desktop and move into it everything from My
Documents. Does that fix the problem? If so, find a new home for everything you moved and limit how much you file in My Documents in the future. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Fred J" wrote in message ... Running 98SE as I change directories while exploring the deaper into sub directories I get the slower the system gets. When I double click on a folder it can take up to 30+ seconds to change to it even if it is empty. However If in MSWord or other programs I can browse directories as much as I want with no delay. |
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Thanks much,
Moving the files to a different folser in the root seemed to do the trick. Is this a bug in My documents? The problem seems to defeat the reason for having this common folder for everything. -----Original Message----- Make a new folder on the desktop and move into it everything from My Documents. Does that fix the problem? If so, find a new home for everything you moved and limit how much you file in My Documents in the future. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Fred J" wrote in message ... Running 98SE as I change directories while exploring the deaper into sub directories I get the slower the system gets. When I double click on a folder it can take up to 30+ seconds to change to it even if it is empty. However If in MSWord or other programs I can browse directories as much as I want with no delay. . |
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Brings up another question. What if? What if I moved the default location
to another partition? Will same symptoms result if browsing subfolders deep in the C: partition or just the partition where My Documents is located or no effect at all? "Ron Badour" wrote in message ... Make a new folder on the desktop and move into it everything from My Documents. Does that fix the problem? If so, find a new home for everything you moved and limit how much you file in My Documents in the future. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Fred J" wrote in message ... Running 98SE as I change directories while exploring the deaper into sub directories I get the slower the system gets. When I double click on a folder it can take up to 30+ seconds to change to it even if it is empty. However If in MSWord or other programs I can browse directories as much as I want with no delay. |
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Create your own methodology for your files and information, its location(s)
by your designated partition, folder or subfolder. This has always been my way. Its worked to date. Its a boon to recovery if you need it especially an alternate partition. "Fred" wrote in message ... Thanks much, Moving the files to a different folser in the root seemed to do the trick. Is this a bug in My documents? The problem seems to defeat the reason for having this common folder for everything. -----Original Message----- Make a new folder on the desktop and move into it everything from My Documents. Does that fix the problem? If so, find a new home for everything you moved and limit how much you file in My Documents in the future. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Fred J" wrote in message ... Running 98SE as I change directories while exploring the deaper into sub directories I get the slower the system gets. When I double click on a folder it can take up to 30+ seconds to change to it even if it is empty. However If in MSWord or other programs I can browse directories as much as I want with no delay. . |
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AFAIK, the problem occurs when the special folder has around 100 or more sub
folders in it. I don't think anyone ever envisioned My Documents as being the catch all for everything that is filed. Think of a filing cabinet--would you only use one folder or a series of stand alone folders? -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Fred" wrote in message ... Thanks much, Moving the files to a different folser in the root seemed to do the trick. Is this a bug in My documents? The problem seems to defeat the reason for having this common folder for everything. -----Original Message----- Make a new folder on the desktop and move into it everything from My Documents. Does that fix the problem? If so, find a new home for everything you moved and limit how much you file in My Documents in the future. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Fred J" wrote in message ... Running 98SE as I change directories while exploring the deaper into sub directories I get the slower the system gets. When I double click on a folder it can take up to 30+ seconds to change to it even if it is empty. However If in MSWord or other programs I can browse directories as much as I want with no delay. . |
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I have never tried moving it nor have I had the problem so I really don't
know the answers to your questions. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Lil' Dave" wrote in message ... Brings up another question. What if? What if I moved the default location to another partition? Will same symptoms result if browsing subfolders deep in the C: partition or just the partition where My Documents is located or no effect at all? "Ron Badour" wrote in message ... Make a new folder on the desktop and move into it everything from My Documents. Does that fix the problem? If so, find a new home for everything you moved and limit how much you file in My Documents in the future. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Fred J" wrote in message ... Running 98SE as I change directories while exploring the deaper into sub directories I get the slower the system gets. When I double click on a folder it can take up to 30+ seconds to change to it even if it is empty. However If in MSWord or other programs I can browse directories as much as I want with no delay. |
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In at least one other place, I read that the problem occurs when My Documents
has more than 32 KB of (sub)folder entries. Perhaps that translates to around 100 subfolders? Another related problem I note is that when subfolders of My Documents are opened and closed, user resources appear to get used up quickly. (As signalled by Symantec popup window "User resources low".) I wonder what causes that. "Ron Badour" wrote: AFAIK, the problem occurs when the special folder has around 100 or more sub folders in it. I don't think anyone ever envisioned My Documents as being the catch all for everything that is filed. Think of a filing cabinet--would you only use one folder or a series of stand alone folders? -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Fred" wrote in message ... Thanks much, Moving the files to a different folser in the root seemed to do the trick. Is this a bug in My documents? The problem seems to defeat the reason for having this common folder for everything. -----Original Message----- Make a new folder on the desktop and move into it everything from My Documents. Does that fix the problem? If so, find a new home for everything you moved and limit how much you file in My Documents in the future. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Fred J" wrote in message ... Running 98SE as I change directories while exploring the deaper into sub directories I get the slower the system gets. When I double click on a folder it can take up to 30+ seconds to change to it even if it is empty. However If in MSWord or other programs I can browse directories as much as I want with no delay. . |
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slow changing directories in explorer.exe 98
In at least one other place, I read that the problem occurs when My Documents
has more than 32 KB of (sub)folder entries. Perhaps that translates to around 100 subfolders? Another related problem I note is that when subfolders of My Documents are opened and closed, user resources appear to get used up quickly. (As signalled by Symantec popup window "User resources low".) I wonder what causes that. "Ron Badour" wrote: AFAIK, the problem occurs when the special folder has around 100 or more sub folders in it. I don't think anyone ever envisioned My Documents as being the catch all for everything that is filed. Think of a filing cabinet--would you only use one folder or a series of stand alone folders? -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Fred" wrote in message ... Thanks much, Moving the files to a different folser in the root seemed to do the trick. Is this a bug in My documents? The problem seems to defeat the reason for having this common folder for everything. -----Original Message----- Make a new folder on the desktop and move into it everything from My Documents. Does that fix the problem? If so, find a new home for everything you moved and limit how much you file in My Documents in the future. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Fred J" wrote in message ... Running 98SE as I change directories while exploring the deaper into sub directories I get the slower the system gets. When I double click on a folder it can take up to 30+ seconds to change to it even if it is empty. However If in MSWord or other programs I can browse directories as much as I want with no delay. . |
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