Microsoft KB Archive/143154

= Indicate Expandable Branches In File Manager Causes Delay =

Article ID: 143154

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q143154





SYMPTOMS
File Manager performance is excessively slow and causes delays in displaying directories in extremely large directory structures. Every time a directory is opened, you see the "Directories read:" message in the lower- left corner of File Manager.



CAUSE
When Indicate Expandable Branches (on the Tree menu) is enabled in File Manager, it must open every directory and do a FindFirstFile to determine if subdirectories exist (that is, the "+" on the directory folders in File Manager when Indicate Expandable Branches is enabled).

If Indicate Expandable Branches is not enabled, File Manager uses the directory list it has already received. This setting is saved in the user's profile.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbnetwork KB143154

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