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Josh:
I am experiencing large delays when browsing the file system using FARR. I have performed a clean installation and only have about 5 plugins installed (services control, env variables, farrprocs, farruninstall, and processkill).

Scenario: I want to browse for and launch a file in the c:\temp folder.

Execution:

1. I begin by typing c:\. At this point, FARR is trying to pull up the resources in the root of the C Drive. There is a slight delay, about 1-2 seconds, while this list is populated.
2. I start typing "temp". As soon as I type a character, FARR begins searching the FS. This can result in a 200-300ms delay per character typed.
3. I finish typing temp. At this point, depending on the number of files in c:\temp, there is a noticeable delay after typing the final letter or the corresponding \ "c:\temp\".
4. After this delay, the same issue appears from item 2.

Is this the norm? I do not remember the delay being as large when FARR initially received FS browsing, but I could be mistaken. This is on Windows 8 Pro.

mouser:
I'll look into it.

Does the delay occur even if you repeat the process a second time right after the first?

Josh:
Yes, it occurs each time you move folders, or type a letter.

mouser:
Ok that's important, it means the slowdown is not a matter of OS needing to cache results of directory listing.

That sounds like an abnormally long delay, like something is going wrong.

mouser:
Josh and I think we figured it out.. The delay is not caused by the actual search but in the display of the root drive icon.  My guess is that its a dynamically generated icon in Win8, causing the delay.  Solution is simple, use generic icons when displaying root drives in folder search results.  Will be in next release.

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