Microsoft KB Archive/214401

= Speed of File Creation Slows Down Linearly with Number of Files =

Article ID: 214401

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q214401



SYMPTOMS
The speed of file creation slows down linearly with the number of files on the volume. When you use a clean volume, it takes about 3 seconds to create 1,024 files; about 12 seconds with 1.2 million existing files; about 40 seconds with 4.4 million existing files; about 53 seconds with 5.9 million existing files; and about 85 seconds to create 1,024 files with 9.73 million files.



CAUSE
The cause was determined to be some ineffeciencies in the NTFS Master File Table (MFT) file creation process.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Additional query words: sfm services for macintosh

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB214401

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