Eliminate Long Pauses when Opening a Folder
Due to routines deep in the Windows operating
system navigating down through folders that contain thousands of
file and subfolders can cause a long delay (several minutes) between
clicking on a folder and seeing its contents. Because the problem is
buried deep in Windows it affects almost all programs whether they
are part of Windows itself or third party products.
But FileBoss has an option that virtually
eliminates this delay. When Fast Folder Navigation is turned on the
long delays will be eliminated.
How it works
The Fast Folder Navigation option tells
Windows not to check for whether or not subfolders have sub folders
of their own. It is this routine that is the cause of the horrendous
delays in Window Explorer and other programs when navigating large
file systems. In essence FileBoss just reports that all folders have
subfolders.
The result is that all folders will have the
plus sign '+' next to them even if they don't contain any
subfolders. If a plus sign is clicked and the there are no
subfolders the plus sign will simply be removed.
Turning Fast Folder Navigation On and Off
FFN can be turned off and on for each Explore
view or as a global setting. (The Global setting is the default that
will be used by any new Explore View.)
To set toggle FFN of and on for the current
view either use the Explorer | Fast Folder
Navigation command from the main menu or press
Ctrl+K. As shown in the menu
fragment below.
Setting the Default for New Explore Views
To change the global setting for FFN use the Options | Program
Options... command from the
main menu and select Advanced Options from the list of pages on the
left side and use the third option in the Explorer Views section.
Fast Folder Navigation When checked FileBoss will
speed up all new Explore Views in Fast Folder Navigation
mode. To change the mode for individual Explore Views use
Explore | Fast Folder Navigation
from the main menu or press Ctrl+K.
Fast Folder Mode allows you to navigate down through huge
folders containing thousands of files and folders with the
frustrating delays normally associated Windows Explorer and
other programs.
Fast Folder Navigation in Action
The first fragment below shows a typical
folder list under normal circumstances.
This second fragment shows a typical folder
list when Fast Folder Navigation is turned on. Note that every
folder has the plus sign to the left of the folder name, this is
because FileBoss hasn't wasted time allowing Windows to check for
whether or not there are any subfolders.
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