Q. I have taken photos over a period of 6 years.. and ive put them all in one folder..
I have 1.12 GB (1,206,584,242 bytes) of total data in one folder with four sub folders but it has over 90% of the pictures in the root folder of E:\photos\Digital Camera\ <--- theres at least 5,000 files there.
Now when I go into the folder to view files... explorer.exe takes 99% of system resource and never loads anymore... I want to be able to save my files. .but I Dont know what to do.. am I going to have to Delete the folder permanently and loose everything? I have tried folder options with "Do not cache thumbnails" Both on and off.. and nither works.. I have even disabled "Auto search NEtwork Drives and folders"
This is Windows XP SP3 Professional.
Please any help would be appreciated,
Thanks in advance.
im sorry when I said "I have even disabled "Auto Search networks and folders" I meant to actually say - "Automatically search for network folders and printers. " I heard disabling that helps with search times in the folders of explorer.exe to speed things up..
Thanks guys all your feedback was very helpful, Special thanks to TJ and , Ramblin' Man, Also Ramblin' Man I did have one video that was being thumbnailed and it was a corrupted file too. I deleted it. Ive already started archving and the indexing speeds is increasing very well. Thnx to all ur help.
I have 1.12 GB (1,206,584,242 bytes) of total data in one folder with four sub folders but it has over 90% of the pictures in the root folder of E:\photos\Digital Camera\ <--- theres at least 5,000 files there.
Now when I go into the folder to view files... explorer.exe takes 99% of system resource and never loads anymore... I want to be able to save my files. .but I Dont know what to do.. am I going to have to Delete the folder permanently and loose everything? I have tried folder options with "Do not cache thumbnails" Both on and off.. and nither works.. I have even disabled "Auto search NEtwork Drives and folders"
This is Windows XP SP3 Professional.
Please any help would be appreciated,
Thanks in advance.
im sorry when I said "I have even disabled "Auto Search networks and folders" I meant to actually say - "Automatically search for network folders and printers. " I heard disabling that helps with search times in the folders of explorer.exe to speed things up..
Thanks guys all your feedback was very helpful, Special thanks to TJ and , Ramblin' Man, Also Ramblin' Man I did have one video that was being thumbnailed and it was a corrupted file too. I deleted it. Ive already started archving and the indexing speeds is increasing very well. Thnx to all ur help.
A. In XP (either FAT32 or NTFS formats for where your pictures are stored) there's an inherent catch that affects most all operating systems - I'll try to explain...
Imagine if you will your photos were in a book (ie: scrapbook) and that at the start of the book there's a table of contents which indicates not only how MANY pages there are (in your case, each photo is a page in this index) but also the date(s) regarding the page, the size of the content and so forth.
The catch here is that the more files you dump into a single directory, the longer it takes for these "table of content" pages to be created.
The old "rule of thumb" is 512 files per directory. Once this line is crossed, you're going to reserve and use more and more system resources to gather the TOC (table of contents) and the more resources that get spent doing this, the less resources there are to DO this job.
Note: Windows 7/8 still have this flaw -- it's not anything YOU have done, yourself.
You noted there's roughly six years worth of images in this one location. Here's what I would recommend...
1. Create a new folder on the SAME drive called something like "Sorted Photos"
2. Within this new folder, create additional folders specific to the YEAR in which the images were taken (ie: 2013, 2012, etc.)
3. This will be painfully slow at first, but open your drive (My Computer > Storage Drive) and do an ADVANCED SEARCH (Press CTRL + F for "Find" and on the left menu of the Find dialog select FILES AND FOLDERS and under advanced features, choose a date range of say, 01-01-2012 through 12-31-2012 and then run the search) Once all the images for that year have been searched for, press <ALT> + <E> and the letter "A" (ALT+E opens the main menu under EDIT, then "A" selects "Select All") and then press <CTRL>+<X> to CUT these images. Go into your new folder under that year and press <CTRL>+<V> to paste them into the new location.
4. Once you've done this for a year or two worth of images, the indexing and search speeds will increase dramatically. Repeat as necessary for all images in the old folder.
Now... once you have them sorted by YEAR, it wouldn't be a bad idea to repeat this process by MONTH which will very likely help index and organize your photos even more so.
The way we do this here is even more elaborate - we take photos and other content and embed them into databases which allows me to add captions/notes, compress the images so that they do not take up nearly a fraction of the drive space and thus I can burn them onto CD or DVD with ease AND still maintain the original image quality. This takes a bit of effort and my software is in-house written and likely further than you want to go at this point, but there are truly endless possibilities how to organize your media while making it painless for both you as well as your machine.
* If you're not revisiting your older images very often, I'd also strongly recommend archiving them. The way we do this here (which maintains protection) is by first creating a zip like archive (RAR format - see link below) which compresses BMP, JPEG and other image formats wonderfully, and then take the images AND the RAR file and burn them onto CD or DVD - two sets are created in case one gets damaged. Once accomplished, they can then be physically removed from the computer and your images are safe... and they're not hurting your computer's efficiency.
** If your machine doesn't want to work WITH you regarding getting these images cleaned up and reorganized, drop me an email and I can design a quick application to do so for you which will basically achieve what was listed above with the least amount of effort (assuming the date-stamps on the files are remotely accurate) - if so, drop me an email here at CentralWare [at] yahoo.com
Good luck and hope this helps!
Imagine if you will your photos were in a book (ie: scrapbook) and that at the start of the book there's a table of contents which indicates not only how MANY pages there are (in your case, each photo is a page in this index) but also the date(s) regarding the page, the size of the content and so forth.
The catch here is that the more files you dump into a single directory, the longer it takes for these "table of content" pages to be created.
The old "rule of thumb" is 512 files per directory. Once this line is crossed, you're going to reserve and use more and more system resources to gather the TOC (table of contents) and the more resources that get spent doing this, the less resources there are to DO this job.
Note: Windows 7/8 still have this flaw -- it's not anything YOU have done, yourself.
You noted there's roughly six years worth of images in this one location. Here's what I would recommend...
1. Create a new folder on the SAME drive called something like "Sorted Photos"
2. Within this new folder, create additional folders specific to the YEAR in which the images were taken (ie: 2013, 2012, etc.)
3. This will be painfully slow at first, but open your drive (My Computer > Storage Drive) and do an ADVANCED SEARCH (Press CTRL + F for "Find" and on the left menu of the Find dialog select FILES AND FOLDERS and under advanced features, choose a date range of say, 01-01-2012 through 12-31-2012 and then run the search) Once all the images for that year have been searched for, press <ALT> + <E> and the letter "A" (ALT+E opens the main menu under EDIT, then "A" selects "Select All") and then press <CTRL>+<X> to CUT these images. Go into your new folder under that year and press <CTRL>+<V> to paste them into the new location.
4. Once you've done this for a year or two worth of images, the indexing and search speeds will increase dramatically. Repeat as necessary for all images in the old folder.
Now... once you have them sorted by YEAR, it wouldn't be a bad idea to repeat this process by MONTH which will very likely help index and organize your photos even more so.
The way we do this here is even more elaborate - we take photos and other content and embed them into databases which allows me to add captions/notes, compress the images so that they do not take up nearly a fraction of the drive space and thus I can burn them onto CD or DVD with ease AND still maintain the original image quality. This takes a bit of effort and my software is in-house written and likely further than you want to go at this point, but there are truly endless possibilities how to organize your media while making it painless for both you as well as your machine.
* If you're not revisiting your older images very often, I'd also strongly recommend archiving them. The way we do this here (which maintains protection) is by first creating a zip like archive (RAR format - see link below) which compresses BMP, JPEG and other image formats wonderfully, and then take the images AND the RAR file and burn them onto CD or DVD - two sets are created in case one gets damaged. Once accomplished, they can then be physically removed from the computer and your images are safe... and they're not hurting your computer's efficiency.
** If your machine doesn't want to work WITH you regarding getting these images cleaned up and reorganized, drop me an email and I can design a quick application to do so for you which will basically achieve what was listed above with the least amount of effort (assuming the date-stamps on the files are remotely accurate) - if so, drop me an email here at CentralWare [at] yahoo.com
Good luck and hope this helps!
Which one of the following gaming laptops should i get?
Q. ASUS G75VX-DS73-3D ASUS G75VX-DS73-3D
- Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 + Bluetooth 4.0 (Dual Band) (SKU – X8R008)
- Microsoft OFFICE 2010 Home & Student Edition - [Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote] (OEM/Medialess) - [Office 2013 Free Upgrade: www.office.com/offer]
- Keep factory installed operating system
- Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-Bit
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- No External Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No External Keyboard
- No Headset
- No Fingerprint Reader
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- No Spare AC Adapter
- No Car Adapter
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- No Carrying Case
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No TV Tuner
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Internal 3-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS)
- 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3740QM (2.7GHz - 3.7GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU – X2X318)
- IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU (Cools better than all Compounds) (XPC Service)
- NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- ASUS Zero Bright Dot (ZBD) 30 Day Pixel Guarantee - (Included on ASUS Standard NON-Upgraded Displays)
- 17.3" FHD (16:9) 120Hz 3D "MatteType" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Screen (1920x1080) [+ 1 Pair of nVIDIA 3D Glasses] (SKU - X1R555)
- No Spare 3D Glasses
- FREE!!! – U.S. UPS GROUND SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code "FREESHIP" in Checkout) [U.S. Lower 48 ONLY / Restrictions Apply]
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- 6X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (SKU - X7X560)
- 256GB Internal Solid State Drive (SATA III 6/Gbps) - Default (SKU - X5R414)
- 750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s) (SKU - X5R303)
- Disable Raid and Set up Hard Drives as Independant Drives
- No mSATA SSD - [ mSATA Caddy = 2 x mSATA In Primary Hard Drive ] (if selected, no primary hard drive below)
- No mSATA SSD - [ mSATA Caddy = 2 x mSATA In Primary Hard Drive ] (if selected, no primary hard drive below)
- Independant Confirguration of mSATA's in Primary HDD Bay (If selecting mSATA Options these will replace primary hard drive with mSATA’s selected below)
- Flame Red Backlit Keyboard Modification (XPC Service)
- Red Afterburner LED Light Package (XPC Service)
- Standard Laptop Finish
- No External Mobile Display
- 16GB DDR3 1600MHz [SKU-444PK] (Kingston HyperX CL9 Dual Channel Memory (4x4GB SODIMMS))
- No Video Adapter
- COPPER COOLING UPGRADE - Extra Cooling Copper Heatsinks Applied to the Heatsink/Heatpipes (XPC Service)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 670MX 3,072MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (SKU – X5X523)
OR
ALIENWARE M17X-3D (AM17XR4-11153BK) ALIENWARE M17X-3D (AM17XR4-11153BK)
- No Xotic PC Gear
- Yes, I would like XOTIC PC’s White Glove Premium Packaging (XPC Service)
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- Standard Production Time
- 1 Year Alienware Basic Service Plan Warranty (Includes: In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis) (SKU - A9R990)
- Microsoft OFFICE 2010 Home & Student Edition - [Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote] (OEM/Medialess) - [Office 2013 Free Upgrade: www.office.com/offer]
- No Software Bundle
- No Back Up Software
- No Antivirus Essentials Software Bundle
- None
- Keep factory installed operating system
- No Operating System Redline Boost
- Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-Bit
- No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system
- No Notebook Cooler
- No External Mouse
- No External Keyboard
- No Fingerprint Reader
- No Headset
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- No Spare AC Adapter
- Smart Li-ion Battery (9-Cell)
- No Car Adapter
- No Carrying Case
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No TV Tuner
- Integrated Digital Video Camera
- Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- No Network Accessory
- Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 + Bluetooth 4.0 (Dual Band) (SKU – X8R008)
- Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- Slot Load - 6X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
- Disable Raid and Set up Hard Drives as Independant Drives
- 750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3
- Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 + Bluetooth 4.0 (Dual Band) (SKU – X8R008)
- Microsoft OFFICE 2010 Home & Student Edition - [Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote] (OEM/Medialess) - [Office 2013 Free Upgrade: www.office.com/offer]
- Keep factory installed operating system
- Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-Bit
m
- No External Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No External Keyboard
- No Headset
- No Fingerprint Reader
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- No Spare AC Adapter
- No Car Adapter
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- No Carrying Case
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No TV Tuner
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Internal 3-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS)
- 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3740QM (2.7GHz - 3.7GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU – X2X318)
- IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU (Cools better than all Compounds) (XPC Service)
- NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- ASUS Zero Bright Dot (ZBD) 30 Day Pixel Guarantee - (Included on ASUS Standard NON-Upgraded Displays)
- 17.3" FHD (16:9) 120Hz 3D "MatteType" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Screen (1920x1080) [+ 1 Pair of nVIDIA 3D Glasses] (SKU - X1R555)
- No Spare 3D Glasses
- FREE!!! – U.S. UPS GROUND SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code "FREESHIP" in Checkout) [U.S. Lower 48 ONLY / Restrictions Apply]
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- 6X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (SKU - X7X560)
- 256GB Internal Solid State Drive (SATA III 6/Gbps) - Default (SKU - X5R414)
- 750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s) (SKU - X5R303)
- Disable Raid and Set up Hard Drives as Independant Drives
- No mSATA SSD - [ mSATA Caddy = 2 x mSATA In Primary Hard Drive ] (if selected, no primary hard drive below)
- No mSATA SSD - [ mSATA Caddy = 2 x mSATA In Primary Hard Drive ] (if selected, no primary hard drive below)
- Independant Confirguration of mSATA's in Primary HDD Bay (If selecting mSATA Options these will replace primary hard drive with mSATA’s selected below)
- Flame Red Backlit Keyboard Modification (XPC Service)
- Red Afterburner LED Light Package (XPC Service)
- Standard Laptop Finish
- No External Mobile Display
- 16GB DDR3 1600MHz [SKU-444PK] (Kingston HyperX CL9 Dual Channel Memory (4x4GB SODIMMS))
- No Video Adapter
- COPPER COOLING UPGRADE - Extra Cooling Copper Heatsinks Applied to the Heatsink/Heatpipes (XPC Service)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 670MX 3,072MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (SKU – X5X523)
OR
ALIENWARE M17X-3D (AM17XR4-11153BK) ALIENWARE M17X-3D (AM17XR4-11153BK)
- No Xotic PC Gear
- Yes, I would like XOTIC PC’s White Glove Premium Packaging (XPC Service)
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- Standard Production Time
- 1 Year Alienware Basic Service Plan Warranty (Includes: In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis) (SKU - A9R990)
- Microsoft OFFICE 2010 Home & Student Edition - [Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote] (OEM/Medialess) - [Office 2013 Free Upgrade: www.office.com/offer]
- No Software Bundle
- No Back Up Software
- No Antivirus Essentials Software Bundle
- None
- Keep factory installed operating system
- No Operating System Redline Boost
- Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-Bit
- No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system
- No Notebook Cooler
- No External Mouse
- No External Keyboard
- No Fingerprint Reader
- No Headset
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- No Spare AC Adapter
- Smart Li-ion Battery (9-Cell)
- No Car Adapter
- No Carrying Case
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No TV Tuner
- Integrated Digital Video Camera
- Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- No Network Accessory
- Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 + Bluetooth 4.0 (Dual Band) (SKU – X8R008)
- Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- Slot Load - 6X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
- Disable Raid and Set up Hard Drives as Independant Drives
- 750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3
A. 1st one. Why? You might think Alienware is a powerhouse, but it has like 30 minute battery. Since it's laptop, you are going to travel with it, so might as well get the most battery time you can.
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