I've found that if I have the "Modified by" column showing in the file browser it will show files in a directory at a snail's pace. Just throwing that out there.
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:26 AM, olivier jeannel <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank's stephen, > Ok, just did it. With 1 or 0, same paralitic slowdown :( > I don't see any little + as mentionned. > > > > > Le 07/02/2013 18:18, Stephen Blair a écrit : > > Yes, you add a line like this: > > set SI_BROWSER_DONT_CHECK_CHILDREN_FOLDERS=1 > > On 07/02/2013 12:17 PM, olivier jeannel wrote: > > Hi there, > Sorry for bumping that old thread, I just decided to fix my Lan disk > slowdown trouble today. > *In Softimage, if I try to access down to 5 levels of > sub-directories(Z://directory/directory/directory/directory/ ) it takes 5 > minutes to get to it.* > I'm trying the solution mentionned by Vladimir below, > > SI_BROWSER_DONT_CHECK_CHILDREN_FOLDERS > > Controls whether Softimage checks folders for subfolders when displaying > the file browser. Setting this variable to 1 may speed up file operations > on NFS systems, particularly on Linux. When set, folders are always drawn > with an expandable ‘+’ whether or not they contain subfolders. > This is supposed to be in the Setenv.bat , right ? I don't find that > line in the Setenv.bat file. > Am I supposed to add it ? > > Sorry might sound dumb, but I'm not super familiar with Setenv things.. > > Thank you. > > Olivier > > > Le 13/12/2012 19:33, Vladimir Jankijevic a écrit : > > from the docs: > > SI_BROWSER_DONT_CHECK_CHILDREN_FOLDERS > > Controls whether Softimage checks folders for subfolders when displaying > the file browser. Setting this variable to 1 may speed up file operations > on NFS systems, particularly on Linux. When set, folders are always drawn > with an expandable ‘+’ whether or not they contain subfolders. > > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 7:22 PM, olivier jeannel > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi guys, >> >> I'm having troubles with XSI and a network disk (Lacie BigDisk). >> It's a Lan (rj45) connexion, and whenever I try to access it it's getting >> very slow. >> >> In Softimage, if I try to access down to 5 level of >> sub-directories(Z://directory/directory/directory/directory/ ) it takes 5 >> minutes to get to it. >> >> It's working rather well in Windows7. So much better that I use to drag >> and drop things from windows to SI rather to navigate using SI explorers. >> >> Might be a configuration thing, any idea ? >> >> >> > > > -- > --------------------------------------- > Vladimir Jankijevic > Technical Direction > > Elefant Studios AG > Lessingstrasse 15 > CH-8002 Zürich > > +41 44 500 48 20 > > www.elefantstudios.ch > --------------------------------------- > > > > > -- ------------ puppetstring.com
