shelleyrae

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

John Inzer

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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shelleyrae

Thanks John
I do all maintence regulary - no offense but i just dont think the Library
is capable of handling huge amounts of files well. Ill add it to the wish
list for the next version
Thanks for the feedback though

"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

John Inzer

shelleyrae wrote:
> Thanks John
> I do all maintence regulary - no offense but i just dont
> think the Library is capable of handling huge amounts of
> files well. Ill add it to the wish list for the next
> version
> Thanks for the feedback though
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Sorry...that's the best I can offer )

I guess...considering the volume of files you
are dealing with...it may be possible that you
are reaching or exceeding the 1GB limit of
the .pd3 file.

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Please understand...this is not tech support.
We are simply volunteers who attempt to assist
folks who are having problems. What works for
us may not work for anyone else...

Good luck in solving your problem.

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BurlEv

Just a comment. The library is amazingly slow in generating the thumbnail for
new images and for reflecting changes to the hierarchy.

"shelleyrae" wrote:

> Thanks John
> I do all maintence regulary - no offense but i just dont think the Library
> is capable of handling huge amounts of files well. Ill add it to the wish
> list for the next version
> Thanks for the feedback though
>
> "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