Kim

Having a lot of files in My Pictures will certainly slow things down. It is
generally advised to not have a lot in that folder. Especially, adding
extra folders within My Pictures will definitely slow it down. You could
make a new folder on C drive called Photos to store them in. I only use My
Pictures to store images I download from the net until I either move them
into another folder of burn them to disc. When I upload photos from my
camera they go straight into the C: Photos folder. No slowing of the
computer that way.

Kim
"dioxide45" <dioxide45@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have DIS 2006 and have about 9000 photos in the library. DIS seems to
> be running more slowly lately. Does archiving these help speed up the
> program? I have a 100 gig hard drive of which about 50 gig is free. My
> photos are taking up about 25 gig. This just appears to be a new issue,
> the program ran reasonably well until recently. We have added a lot of new
> photos recently. Does archiving actually remove the photos from the
> library? Would moving them to a different drive outside of My Pictures
> help?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jer
>