shelleyrae wrote:
> DIS2006 Suite Library
> Ok I admit I have a lot more files than the average DIP
> user is likely to have, (about 150GB on a 400GB hard
> drive) but it takes at least 5 minutes just to launch the
> library and then another 3-5 minutes before i can
> actually do anything. Labeling takes about a minute a
> file just to process the label and i only have about 20GB
> labeled anyway because its so agonisingly slow - so
> before i give up on the library and switch to ACDsee 8-
> is there any way to speed up the library processing? or
> improve performance?
>
> Ta for any suggestions
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It could take some time to fully populate your
..pd3 database. Once this has completed it
should speed things up somewhat. The .pd3
files contains your thumbs and metadata.
Also, try closing all programs before opening
the Library...and doing some maintenance
might help if you have not done it recently.
Running Disk Cleanup, Error Checking and
Defrag on a regular schedule is a good idea.
(310312) Description of the Disk Cleanup
Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310312
(315265) How to Perform Disk Error Checking
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315265
(check the two boxes..."Automatically fix file
system errors" and "Scan for and attempt
recovery of bad sectors") the utility will run
the next time you restart your computer.
(run error checking repeatedly until it finds
no errors)
(314848) How to Defragment Your Disk
Drive Volumes in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314848
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