>i can not understate how much i HATE IT when SBS kicks off some >"automatic rescan" or requests one. it shouldn't ever be necessary >UNLESS data changed, but not when [most] options change. > I am really not fond of the automatical rescan at startup (i.e. after first time installation, or if auto scan mode is enabled in 7.6). I think it's much better to allow the user to decide when to scan, or tell them when a scan needs to be performed, but keep it a manual process to initiate, seeing it can cause disk thrashing and high CPU usage.
I prefer to select when to do a full rescan, seeing it takes an hour. i.e. when I am going to bed, or leaving for work, etc. Some options will always require rescans. eg. what types of files to include/exclude, what file names to search for artwork, etc. Unless you propose to cache the whole file system, including all possible folders across all possible disks such that all possible options could be processed from the cache and never look at the filesystem ever again? _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
